Civil Engineers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Civil Engineers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,760 or more. The middle half of civil engineers in Lincoln earn between $72,380 and $121,010.

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

Civil Engineers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $97,390, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $73,792 a year, or $6,149 a month and $2,838 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 civil engineers? 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 $97,390 buys what about $106,343 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 3rd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($107,270).

All Civil Engineers salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for civil engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($137,910).

Civil Engineers salary by city

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