H-1B salaries in Omaha, NE

Based on 2,009 certified H-1B filings in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$101,546
Middle 50%$80.5k–$126.1k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,009FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,000 and $300,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,059
25th$80,496
50th (median)$101,546
75th$126,075
90th$150,860

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $85,000 (1,419 filings) FY2021: median $91,291 (1,273 filings) FY2022: median $97,906 (1,270 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (1,133 filings) FY2024: median $96,574 (1,081 filings) FY2025: median $102,882 (1,108 filings) FY2026: median $101,358 (901 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,419 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,273 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,270 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,133 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,081 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,108 filings FY25 FY2026: 901 filings FY26 1,419
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$85,000$74,131$104,3951,419
FY2021$91,291$79,019$110,0001,273
FY2022$97,906$82,742$115,0001,270
FY2023$95,000$78,520$116,3761,133
FY2024$96,574$78,638$120,3801,081
FY2025$102,882$80,496$127,8501,108
FY2026$101,358$80,496$123,531901

Cost of living

Omaha's median H-1B salary of $101,546 is worth about $110,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,219Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,450Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)91.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$110,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNE: yes · IA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$118,165684
Systems Engineer / Architect$99,798197
QA Engineer$100,000131
Data Scientist$98,40593
Physician$88,55884
Medical School Professor$75,00065
Systems Analyst$95,82657
Programmer Analyst$90,10556
Medical Technologist$71,62554
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$63,62940
Data Engineer$134,53439
Medical Scientist$67,10938
IT Manager$148,82436
Database Administrator$120,76835
Network Administrator$80,35035

By job title

Systems Engineer$138.2k · 26 Full Stack Developer$104.5k · 22 Java Developer$82.5k · 20 SAP Consultant$102k · 15 Solutions Architect$151.8k · 12 DevOps Engineer$119.6k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Omaha, NE. Figure: median salary · filings.