Medical Scientist salary in Omaha, NE

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Boys Town.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$67,109
Middle 50%$58.5k–$75.2k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $75,324
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,881 and $123,723.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,203
25th$58,548
50th (median)$67,109
75th$75,230
90th$96,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $56,500 (10 filings) FY2021: median $54,300 (12 filings) FY2022: median $51,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $55,426 (10 filings) FY2024: median $57,018 (10 filings) FY2025: median $67,109 (20 filings) FY2026: median $67,500 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 20
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$56,500$49,008$61,05310
FY2021$54,300$51,653$62,50012
FY2022$51,000$49,198$61,74911
FY2023$55,426$54,125$60,14010
FY2024$57,018$53,655$67,67110
FY2025$67,109$58,048$75,07720
FY2026$67,500$60,000$75,82418

Cost of living

Omaha's median Medical Scientist salary of $67,109 is worth about $73,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Omaha = 91.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Omaha, NE area earned a median of $81,500 in May 2025 (500 employed). The H-1B median here is $67,109, 18% 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
University of Nebraska Medical Center$60,50418
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$60,00011
Father Flanagan's Boys' Hometoo few8

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 24
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$56,202$60,00024

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.