Electrical Engineers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Electrical Engineers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $129,020 or more. The middle half of electrical engineers in Lincoln earn between $81,470 and $123,940.

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

Electrical Engineers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $101,270, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $76,345 a year, or $6,362 a month and $2,936 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 electrical 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 $101,270 buys what about $110,580 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electrical Engineers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($108,030).

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Highest-paying cities for electrical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($189,370).

Electrical Engineers salary by city

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