Sewing Machine Operators Salary in Lincoln, NE

Sewing Machine Operators pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $67,850 or more. The middle half of sewing machine operators in Lincoln earn between $31,670 and $43,250.

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

Sewing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $40,520, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $33,774 a year, or $2,814 a month and $1,299 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 sewing machine operators? 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 $40,520 buys what about $44,245 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sewing Machine Operators salary in other Nebraska cities

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

All Sewing Machine Operators salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for sewing machine operators

Appleton, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,830).

Sewing Machine Operators salary by city

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