Childcare Workers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Childcare Workers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,220 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Lincoln earn between $28,960 and $35,000.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $32,570, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $27,737 a year, or $2,311 a month and $1,067 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lincoln a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $32,570 buys what about $35,564 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($33,140).

All Childcare Workers salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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