Industrial Engineer salary in Lincoln, NE

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Lincoln, NE metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Seward.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$92,000
Middle 50%$89.4k–$103.5k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $108,706
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,338 and $123,662.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,878
25th$89,376
50th (median)$92,000
75th$103,500
90th$123,662

Cost of living

Lincoln's median Industrial Engineer salary of $92,000 is worth about $100,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Lincoln, NE area earned a median of $98,390 in May 2025 (350 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,000, 6% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Tenneco Automotive Operating Companytoo few4
Molextoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.