Medical Technologist salary in Omaha, NE

Based on 54 certified H-1B filings in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley, Papillion, Boys Town, Blair.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$71,625
Middle 50%$69.1k–$75.5k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $68,411
Filings54FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,512 and $84,618.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,991
25th$69,056
50th (median)$71,625
75th$75,488
90th$80,184

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $58,864 (10 filings) FY2022: median $60,320 (23 filings) FY2023: median $62,670 (36 filings) FY2024: median $62,878 (18 filings) FY2025: median $70,699 (28 filings) FY2026: median $72,259 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 36
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–––0
FY2021$58,864$53,492$60,32010
FY2022$60,320$59,675$62,83723
FY2023$62,670$58,760$66,56036
FY2024$62,878$59,025$68,47918
FY2025$70,699$67,995$73,15428
FY2026$72,259$70,429$76,54926

Cost of living

Omaha's median Medical Technologist salary of $71,625 is worth about $77,900 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Alegent Health-Bergan Mercy Health$71,13623
The Nebraska Medical Center$70,66810
Alegent Health-Bergan Mercy Health Systemtoo few5
Nebraska Methodist Health Systemtoo few4
Alegent Health - Immanuel Medical Centertoo few3
Alegent Creighton Healthtoo few2
Alegent Health Bergan Mercytoo few2
CHI Health Missouri Valleytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,640 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III $71,708 38
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$38,709$68,64011
Senior · Level III$63,856$71,70838

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.