Light Truck Drivers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Light Truck Drivers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,030 or more. The middle half of light truck drivers in Lincoln earn between $37,410 and $48,400.

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

Light Truck Drivers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $47,570, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $39,118 a year, or $3,260 a month and $1,505 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 light truck drivers? 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 $47,570 buys what about $51,943 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Light Truck Drivers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 3rd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($50,240).

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Highest-paying cities for light truck drivers

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,130).

Light Truck Drivers salary by city

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