Environmental Engineers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Environmental Engineers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $165,590 or more. The middle half of environmental engineers in Lincoln earn between $84,620 and $153,790.

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

Environmental Engineers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $117,870, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $87,268 a year, or $7,272 a month and $3,356 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 environmental 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 $117,870 buys what about $128,706 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($120,480).

All Environmental Engineers salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for environmental engineers

Baton Rouge, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,100).

Environmental Engineers salary by city

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