Surgical Technologists Salary in Lincoln, NE

Surgical Technologists pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,910 or more. The middle half of surgical technologists in Lincoln earn between $61,050 and $68,840.

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

Surgical Technologists salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $65,830, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $52,959 a year, or $4,413 a month and $2,037 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 surgical technologists? 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 $65,830 buys what about $71,882 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 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surgical Technologists salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($68,420).

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Highest-paying cities for surgical technologists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,420).

Surgical Technologists salary by city

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• Orthotists and Prosthetists$63,320 a year
• Paramedics$63,160 a year
• Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,840 a year

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