Biochemist salary in Lincoln, NE

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Lincoln, NE metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$76,520
Middle 50%$57.4k–$88.3k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $79,802
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,269 and $111,910.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,143
25th$57,358
50th (median)$76,520
75th$88,250
90th$101,865

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2020: median $50,059 (12 filings) FY2023: median $58,843 (14 filings) FY2026: median $79,040 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 1 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 14
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$50,059$45,529$56,37512
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––1
FY2023$58,843$51,254$62,50014
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––5
FY2026$79,040$64,508$89,50011

Cost of living

Lincoln's median Biochemist salary of $76,520 is worth about $83,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lincoln = 91.6).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraskatoo few9
Celeriontoo few4
Zoetistoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $59,895 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$53,269$59,89511

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.