Firefighters Salary in Lincoln, NE

Firefighters pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,460 or more. The middle half of firefighters in Lincoln earn between $59,760 and $69,460.

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

Firefighters salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $61,180, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $49,434 a year, or $4,119 a month and $1,901 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 firefighters? 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 $61,180 buys what about $66,804 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Firefighters salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 1st of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Firefighters salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for firefighters

Bakersfield, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($199,490).

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Related jobs in Lincoln

• Fire Inspectors and Investigators$72,600 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$121,130 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$101,240 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$86,670 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$85,510 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,780 a year
• Correctional Officers and Jailers$68,060 a year
• Private Detectives and Investigators$61,760 a year

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