| Average Wage per Job, Nebraska Counties and Metropolitan Areas, 1998 to 2005 | |||||||||
| FIPS | State/County/Metro Area | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| 31000 | Nebraska | $25,593 | $26,594 | $27,724 | $28,456 | $29,464 | $30,423 | $31,646 | $32,583 |
| 31001 | Adams | 21,655 | 22,345 | 23,423 | 23,986 | 25,211 | 26,144 | 26,718 | 27,369 |
| 31003 | Antelope | 18,354 | 18,323 | 19,115 | 20,229 | 21,010 | 22,260 | 24,336 | 25,442 |
| 31005 | Arthur | 15,597 | 15,154 | 17,329 | 19,096 | 20,227 | 21,746 | 23,195 | 24,187 |
| 31007 | Banner | 24,355 | 23,451 | 26,083 | 27,320 | 27,994 | 29,789 | 32,094 | 34,399 |
| 31009 | Blaine | 18,827 | 18,931 | 20,498 | 21,062 | 21,390 | 22,995 | 24,947 | 26,010 |
| 31011 | Boone | 18,377 | 18,440 | 19,044 | 19,991 | 20,473 | 21,123 | 22,025 | 23,365 |
| 31013 | Box Butte | 27,904 | 27,961 | 29,197 | 30,186 | 29,728 | 30,551 | 33,588 | 33,960 |
| 31015 | Boyd | 15,963 | 16,520 | 16,860 | 16,877 | 17,203 | 17,842 | 18,772 | 19,292 |
| 31017 | Brown | 17,158 | 17,550 | 19,087 | 19,776 | 19,647 | 20,615 | 21,758 | 22,963 |
| 31019 | Buffalo | 22,961 | 22,948 | 23,392 | 24,723 | 25,294 | 26,176 | 27,470 | 28,537 |
| 31021 | Burt | 19,164 | 19,313 | 19,808 | 20,942 | 21,695 | 22,571 | 23,721 | 24,765 |
| 31023 | Butler | 19,360 | 19,743 | 20,260 | 20,935 | 21,744 | 22,793 | 24,091 | 24,828 |
| 31025 | Cass | 21,182 | 20,958 | 21,642 | 21,931 | 22,867 | 23,778 | 25,122 | 25,872 |
| 31027 | Cedar | 18,733 | 18,651 | 19,974 | 20,720 | 21,250 | 21,919 | 22,559 | 23,891 |
| 31029 | Chase | 18,598 | 18,638 | 20,012 | 21,225 | 21,582 | 22,486 | 23,598 | 24,716 |
| 31031 | Cherry | 17,050 | 16,936 | 17,921 | 18,915 | 19,612 | 20,338 | 20,923 | 21,362 |
| 31033 | Cheyenne | 22,238 | 21,966 | 23,311 | 25,496 | 26,439 | 29,965 | 30,457 | 30,482 |
| 31035 | Clay | 22,693 | 22,629 | 23,756 | 24,930 | 25,333 | 25,908 | 27,302 | 27,860 |
| 31037 | Colfax | 20,656 | 21,827 | 22,705 | 23,605 | 23,622 | 23,580 | 24,769 | 25,953 |
| 31039 | Cuming | 19,349 | 19,516 | 20,817 | 21,814 | 22,191 | 23,389 | 24,405 | 25,141 |
| 31041 | Custer | 19,216 | 19,449 | 20,927 | 21,918 | 22,968 | 24,066 | 25,047 | 26,043 |
| 31043 | Dakota | 24,541 | 24,760 | 25,434 | 25,867 | 26,389 | 28,158 | 28,472 | 30,159 |
| 31045 | Dawes | 17,652 | 18,083 | 18,865 | 19,977 | 20,344 | 21,519 | 22,198 | 22,699 |
| 31047 | Dawson | 21,653 | 21,942 | 22,886 | 22,808 | 23,693 | 25,047 | 25,149 | 27,088 |
| 31049 | Deuel | 18,683 | 18,568 | 18,967 | 20,769 | 21,003 | 21,879 | 22,598 | 22,850 |
| 31051 | Dixon | 19,718 | 19,957 | 21,712 | 21,706 | 22,098 | 22,845 | 23,885 | 24,792 |
| 31053 | Dodge | 21,150 | 22,300 | 23,077 | 24,227 | 24,385 | 24,978 | 25,776 | 26,673 |
| 31055 | Douglas | 29,509 | 31,147 | 32,483 | 33,073 | 34,385 | 35,567 | 37,017 | 38,206 |
| 31057 | Dundy | 19,845 | 19,985 | 21,497 | 21,634 | 22,590 | 23,778 | 25,554 | 26,285 |
| 31059 | Fillmore | 19,195 | 19,126 | 20,670 | 21,507 | 22,965 | 23,374 | 25,174 | 25,800 |
| 31061 | Franklin | 15,842 | 15,662 | 16,588 | 17,155 | 18,164 | 19,486 | 21,083 | 21,152 |
| 31063 | Frontier | 18,667 | 19,115 | 19,891 | 21,254 | 21,530 | 22,568 | 23,879 | 24,704 |
| 31065 | Furnas | 17,576 | 18,631 | 19,520 | 20,658 | 21,253 | 21,689 | 23,422 | 23,661 |
| 31067 | Gage | 19,132 | 20,065 | 20,656 | 21,919 | 22,508 | 23,573 | 24,176 | 24,914 |
| 31069 | Garden | 16,507 | 15,634 | 17,165 | 18,411 | 18,826 | 19,645 | 21,204 | 21,743 |
| 31071 | Garfield | 15,342 | 16,173 | 16,457 | 16,904 | 17,112 | 17,977 | 18,370 | 19,271 |
| 31073 | Gosper | 16,574 | 16,238 | 17,870 | 19,397 | 19,783 | 20,467 | 21,672 | 22,315 |
| 31075 | Grant | 15,370 | 15,262 | 16,841 | 18,735 | 18,111 | 18,840 | 20,158 | 21,208 |
| 31077 | Greeley | 16,734 | 16,976 | 18,094 | 19,140 | 19,770 | 20,471 | 20,949 | 21,831 |
| 31079 | Hall | 22,703 | 23,039 | 24,027 | 24,826 | 26,043 | 26,722 | 27,528 | 28,356 |
| 31081 | Hamilton | 20,697 | 21,610 | 22,906 | 23,116 | 24,044 | 25,379 | 26,221 | 27,419 |
| 31083 | Harlan | 17,929 | 18,116 | 18,169 | 19,257 | 19,452 | 19,929 | 21,451 | 22,454 |
| 31085 | Hayes | 14,984 | 14,311 | 15,981 | 16,478 | 17,006 | 16,477 | 17,986 | 19,081 |
| 31087 | Hitchcock | 18,036 | 17,754 | 19,125 | 19,902 | 21,052 | 21,798 | 23,293 | 24,911 |
| 31089 | Holt | 16,965 | 17,046 | 18,333 | 19,111 | 19,979 | 20,552 | 22,269 | 23,212 |
| 31091 | Hooker | 17,047 | 16,251 | 16,262 | 16,788 | 17,483 | 17,976 | 18,566 | 19,441 |
| 31093 | Howard | 16,405 | 17,127 | 17,847 | 18,867 | 19,497 | 20,534 | 21,378 | 22,221 |
| 31095 | Jefferson | 20,020 | 20,394 | 21,105 | 21,879 | 23,190 | 24,202 | 25,638 | 26,372 |
| 31097 | Johnson | 18,552 | 19,268 | 20,247 | 20,001 | 22,292 | 24,130 | 25,063 | 25,741 |
| 31099 | Kearney | 19,938 | 20,274 | 21,146 | 21,982 | 22,486 | 23,138 | 23,896 | 25,389 |
| 31101 | Keith | 18,660 | 19,572 | 20,215 | 20,755 | 21,331 | 21,406 | 22,698 | 23,340 |
| 31103 | Keya Paha | 12,349 | 12,725 | 13,673 | 14,961 | 15,136 | 15,338 | 16,670 | 17,243 |
| 31105 | Kimball | 18,643 | 18,467 | 20,071 | 20,542 | 20,931 | 21,732 | 23,014 | 24,264 |
| 31107 | Knox | 16,054 | 15,747 | 17,013 | 17,837 | 18,331 | 18,946 | 19,742 | 20,688 |
| 31109 | Lancaster | 26,551 | 27,329 | 28,397 | 29,258 | 30,287 | 30,922 | 31,984 | 32,635 |
| 31111 | Lincoln | 25,386 | 26,131 | 26,751 | 27,866 | 28,539 | 29,200 | 30,413 | 31,196 |
| 31113 | Logan | 17,250 | 17,725 | 17,735 | 19,073 | 19,884 | 21,891 | 23,821 | 24,970 |
| 31115 | Loup | 17,090 | 17,407 | 18,144 | 18,759 | 18,516 | 20,595 | 22,087 | 23,145 |
| 31117 | McPherson | 12,359 | 12,000 | 14,042 | 14,735 | 15,177 | 16,076 | 17,859 | 17,990 |
| 31119 | Madison | 21,762 | 22,504 | 22,855 | 23,520 | 24,558 | 25,165 | 26,222 | 26,957 |
| 31121 | Merrick | 19,189 | 19,608 | 21,031 | 22,175 | 22,932 | 23,287 | 24,503 | 25,221 |
| 31123 | Morrill | 17,267 | 17,657 | 18,883 | 20,814 | 21,259 | 22,638 | 23,599 | 25,366 |
| 31125 | Nance | 15,347 | 15,733 | 16,598 | 17,323 | 18,529 | 18,882 | 19,762 | 20,231 |
| 31127 | Nemaha | 29,797 | 30,224 | 32,786 | 35,314 | 34,394 | 36,441 | 44,187 | 38,497 |
| 31129 | Nuckolls | 16,427 | 16,571 | 17,290 | 18,373 | 19,291 | 19,677 | 20,322 | 21,037 |
| 31131 | Otoe | 20,344 | 21,071 | 21,968 | 22,499 | 23,526 | 24,386 | 25,364 | 26,198 |
| 31133 | Pawnee | 18,150 | 18,538 | 18,756 | 19,905 | 20,792 | 21,544 | 22,617 | 23,580 |
| 31135 | Perkins | 19,183 | 19,735 | 21,126 | 22,172 | 22,218 | 24,135 | 25,053 | 25,835 |
| 31137 | Phelps | 22,602 | 23,256 | 23,941 | 24,539 | 25,116 | 26,035 | 27,276 | 27,938 |
| 31139 | Pierce | 17,424 | 17,222 | 17,571 | 18,746 | 19,185 | 19,736 | 21,277 | 22,487 |
| 31141 | Platte | 23,418 | 24,093 | 25,049 | 25,408 | 26,257 | 26,970 | 27,686 | 28,774 |
| 31143 | Polk | 18,325 | 19,032 | 20,226 | 21,940 | 22,428 | 23,241 | 24,109 | 25,529 |
| 31145 | Red Willow | 19,408 | 19,643 | 20,249 | 21,622 | 22,340 | 23,472 | 24,523 | 25,230 |
| 31147 | Richardson | 18,151 | 18,594 | 19,376 | 19,968 | 20,325 | 21,113 | 21,774 | 22,311 |
| 31149 | Rock | 16,540 | 16,984 | 17,211 | 18,241 | 18,539 | 18,972 | 20,608 | 21,809 |
| 31151 | Saline | 22,327 | 22,335 | 24,233 | 25,195 | 26,181 | 27,368 | 29,227 | 30,159 |
| 31153 | Sarpy | 28,806 | 29,809 | 31,026 | 31,431 | 33,107 | 33,913 | 34,926 | 35,605 |
| 31155 | Saunders | 18,716 | 19,725 | 20,908 | 21,717 | 22,309 | 22,932 | 23,820 | 24,946 |
| 31157 | Scotts Bluff | 21,788 | 22,621 | 23,518 | 25,004 | 25,385 | 26,042 | 27,258 | 28,232 |
| 31159 | Seward | 20,952 | 21,771 | 22,535 | 23,432 | 24,065 | 24,104 | 25,099 | 26,641 |
| 31161 | Sheridan | 15,796 | 16,100 | 16,936 | 17,718 | 18,147 | 18,901 | 19,763 | 20,415 |
| 31163 | Sherman | 16,262 | 16,611 | 17,229 | 18,598 | 18,441 | 19,446 | 19,940 | 20,255 |
| 31165 | Sioux | 15,904 | 15,972 | 17,771 | 19,477 | 19,210 | 20,802 | 21,742 | 23,717 |
| 31167 | Stanton | 32,576 | 31,124 | 32,925 | 35,356 | 34,294 | 36,189 | 37,555 | 39,614 |
| 31169 | Thayer | 19,204 | 19,130 | 20,022 | 20,862 | 21,511 | 22,612 | 24,262 | 24,769 |
| 31171 | Thomas | 16,554 | 16,548 | 18,279 | 19,626 | 19,234 | 21,057 | 21,850 | 21,256 |
| 31173 | Thurston | 21,156 | 21,595 | 22,318 | 23,658 | 24,910 | 25,600 | 26,988 | 28,151 |
| 31175 | Valley | 17,977 | 17,940 | 19,048 | 19,785 | 19,857 | 20,671 | 21,729 | 22,699 |
| 31177 | Washington | 26,345 | 28,277 | 28,573 | 30,374 | 32,021 | 33,467 | 34,699 | 36,020 |
| 31179 | Wayne | 19,507 | 19,511 | 19,953 | 20,719 | 21,653 | 22,135 | 22,898 | 23,840 |
| 31181 | Webster | 18,708 | 18,823 | 19,871 | 20,718 | 21,077 | 21,395 | 22,487 | 23,432 |
| 31183 | Wheeler | 21,449 | 19,802 | 23,496 | 25,377 | 25,025 | 27,111 | 29,645 | 32,905 |
| 31185 | York | 21,942 | 22,556 | 23,387 | 24,288 | 24,571 | 27,842 | 29,205 | 30,043 |
| 30700 | Lincoln, NE (MSA) | $26,310 | $27,098 | $28,149 | $29,023 | $30,045 | $30,653 | $31,723 | $32,406 |
| 36540 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA (MSA) | 28,482 | 29,934 | 31,198 | 31,810 | 33,088 | 34,200 | 35,552 | 36,667 |
| 43580 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (MSA) | 25,906 | 26,682 | 27,814 | 28,042 | 28,476 | 29,369 | 30,512 | 30,880 |
| 13100 | Beatrice, NE Micropolitan SA | 19,132 | 20,065 | 20,656 | 21,919 | 22,508 | 23,573 | 24,176 | 24,914 |
| 18100 | Columbus, NE Micropolitan SA | 23,418 | 24,093 | 25,049 | 25,408 | 26,257 | 26,970 | 27,686 | 28,774 |
| 23340 | Fremont, NE Micropolitan SA | 21,150 | 22,300 | 23,077 | 24,227 | 24,385 | 24,978 | 25,776 | 26,673 |
| 24260 | Grand Island, NE Micropolitan SA | 22,228 | 22,573 | 23,574 | 24,380 | 25,536 | 26,204 | 27,049 | 27,886 |
| 25580 | Hastings, NE Micropolitan SA | 21,809 | 22,387 | 23,476 | 24,115 | 25,228 | 26,109 | 26,802 | 27,439 |
| 28260 | Kearney, NE Micropolitan SA | 22,679 | 22,705 | 23,197 | 24,486 | 25,070 | 25,928 | 27,173 | 28,283 |
| 30420 | Lexington, NE Micropolitan SA | 21,421 | 21,676 | 22,658 | 22,643 | 23,508 | 24,834 | 24,994 | 26,869 |
| 35740 | Norfolk, NE Micropolitan SA | 22,002 | 22,542 | 22,972 | 23,745 | 24,657 | 25,294 | 26,408 | 27,271 |
| 35820 | North Platte, NE Micropolitan SA | 25,213 | 25,950 | 26,567 | 27,688 | 28,365 | 29,047 | 30,282 | 31,058 |
| 42420 | Scottsbluff, NE Micropolitan SA | 21,812 | 22,629 | 23,542 | 25,026 | 25,408 | 26,077 | 27,303 | 28,289 |
| 89420 | Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA (CSA) | 28,212 | 29,656 | 30,895 | 31,529 | 32,759 | 33,855 | 35,191 | 36,307 |
| 89512 | Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD (CSA) | 25,354 | 26,357 | 27,403 | 27,517 | 27,962 | 28,809 | 29,884 | 30,239 |
| Kearney, NE (EA) | NA | NA | 22,904 | 23,767 | 24,586 | 25,437 | 26,415 | 27,353 | |
| Lincoln, NE (EA) | NA | NA | 26,837 | 27,754 | 28,689 | 29,498 | 30,707 | 31,312 | |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA (EA) | NA | NA | 29,779 | 30,400 | 31,581 | 32,641 | 33,972 | 35,037 | |
| Rapid City, SD (EA) | NA | NA | 22,714 | 23,711 | 24,709 | 25,490 | 26,481 | 27,272 | |
| Scotts Bluff, NE (EA) | NA | NA | 23,038 | 24,388 | 24,761 | 25,879 | 27,207 | 28,074 | |
| Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD (EA) | NA | NA | 24,287 | 24,802 | 25,503 | 26,276 | 27,403 | 28,127 | |
| 31998 | Nebraska Metropolitan Portion | 28,234 | 29,537 | 30,758 | 31,383 | 32,595 | 33,576 | 34,834 | 35,824 |
| 31999 | Nebraska Nonmetropolitan Portion | 21,247 | 21,682 | 22,589 | 23,528 | 24,204 | 25,122 | 26,244 | 27,093 |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, July 2007 | |||||||||
| Last Updated: | 26-Sep-07 | ||||||||
| e-mail: | michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov | ||||||||