Physician salary in Omaha, NE

Based on 84 certified H-1B filings in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Council Bluffs.

Median salary$88,558
Middle 50%$72.8k–$234.1k
vs. national median−64%comparison median $247,000
Filings84FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,698 and $725,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,255
25th$72,760
50th (median)$88,558
75th$234,125
90th$300,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $140k $210k FY2020: median $200,000 (37 filings) FY2021: median $193,000 (43 filings) FY2022: median $136,000 (43 filings) FY2023: median $78,902 (42 filings) FY2024: median $81,268 (45 filings) FY2025: median $118,000 (49 filings) FY2026: median $80,069 (35 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 37 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 42 filings FY23 FY2024: 45 filings FY24 FY2025: 49 filings FY25 FY2026: 35 filings FY26 49
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$200,000$83,000$280,00037
FY2021$193,000$67,896$225,00043
FY2022$136,000$68,785$222,50043
FY2023$78,902$68,583$212,00042
FY2024$81,268$72,406$239,20045
FY2025$118,000$72,760$245,00049
FY2026$80,069$74,942$214,47935

Cost of living

Omaha's median Physician salary of $88,558 is worth about $96,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Omaha, NE area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (870 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,558, 70% 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
UNMC Physicians$211,97134
University of Nebraska Medical Center$72,76023
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$74,94214
Alegent Creighton Clinictoo few7
Creighton Universitytoo few2
The Nebraska Medical Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $140,000 57
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 7

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$64,958$140,00057

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.