Riggers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Riggers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,470 or more. The middle half of riggers in Lincoln earn between $61,010 and $79,590.

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

Riggers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $69,130, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $55,197 a year, or $4,600 a month and $2,123 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 riggers? 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 $69,130 buys what about $75,485 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Riggers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($70,890).

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Highest-paying cities for riggers

Fargo, ND pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($145,720).

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