Electrician Salary in Nebraska (2026)
The average Electrician in Nebraska earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $58,913/year ($4,909/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $58,913 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,909 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,266 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $28/hr |
Federal Tax | $7,670 |
State Tax | $2,680 |
FICA Taxes | $5,738 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 21.45% |
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Nebraska
Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close
Nebraska's electrician market is anchored by the substantial NE meatpacking industrial electrical demand (Cargill Omaha + Schuyler + Tyson Foods Lexington + JBS USA Grand Island + the substantial NE-Iowa Cattle Belt meatpacking corridor), IBEW Local 22 Omaha + IBEW Local 265 Lincoln + IBEW Local 1597 Hastings, the NE NECA + ABC merit-shop pipeline, Omaha Public Power District OPPD (the substantial municipal utility serving Omaha + Council Bluffs IA) + Lincoln Electric System LES (the substantial Lincoln municipal utility) + Nebraska Public Power District NPPD (the substantial NE-state-public power utility), substantial NE wind farm + utility-scale solar electrical (Berkshire Hathaway Energy + NextEra NE wind), plus the substantial post-2019 NE flooding electrical reconstruction + Offutt AFB cleared federal electrical.
Senior Industrial Electrician (Meatpacking)
$75,000–$118,000+ OT
Industrial electrician at Cargill + Tyson + JBS USA NE meatpacking plants · OBBBA OT applies
Senior Master Electrician (Commercial)
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
Master electrician at NE commercial · NE State Electrical Division master electrician
Senior Power Plant Electrician (OPPD / NPPD)
$92,000–$135,000+ OT
Omaha Public Power District + Nebraska Public Power District · power plant + nuclear electrical · cleared
Senior Lineman (OPPD / LES Storm Crew)
$92,000–$148,000+ OT + storm premium
OPPD + LES + NPPD lineman + storm crew · post-2019 + post-2024 NE storm mutual aid · IBEW storm premium
Senior Wind Farm Electrician
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
Berkshire Hathaway Energy + NextEra + Invenergy NE wind · the substantial NE post-2015 wind farm buildout
Senior Foreman / Superintendent
$88,000–$142,000+ TC
Electrical foreman at Kiewit + Hawkins Construction + Werner Construction · multi-trade leadership
Senior IBEW Local Journeyman
$72,000–$108,000+ OT + benefits
IBEW Local 22 Omaha + Local 265 Lincoln + Local 1597 Hastings · scale + Davis-Bacon
Senior Federal / Cleared Electrician (Offutt)
$78,000–$118,000+ OT
Offutt AFB federal civilian + cleared contractor · USSTRATCOM facility electrical · TS/SCI eligibility
Senior Solar / Renewable Electrician
$68,000–$98,000+ OT
NE substantial post-IRA + OPPD utility-scale solar buildout + the substantial NE Sandhills wind + solar
Apprentice Electrician (0-3 yrs)
$30,000–$48,000+
NE electrical apprentice · IBEW + ABC NE + Metro Community College + Southeast CC · 4-yr program
Worth knowing: Omaha Public Power District OPPD + Nebraska Public Power District NPPD + Lincoln Electric System LES is the country's most distinctive concentrated US municipal + state-public power utility cluster and a feature most national electrician compensation surveys understate for NE. NE is the country's only state with 100% publicly-owned electric utility infrastructure (no investor-owned utility IOU electric in NE — the substantial NE public power tradition dating to 1930s NE Senator George Norris's substantial public power advocacy + the substantial NE-substantial creation of OPPD + NPPD + LES + ~150+ NE municipal utility districts MUDs + rural public power districts RPPDs) operating substantial NE public power electrical work. OPPD Omaha Public Power District (~5K OPPD employees + the substantial OPPD serving Omaha + Council Bluffs IA + the substantial OPPD Fort Calhoun Nuclear closure post-2016 + the substantial OPPD substantial post-2024 OPPD coal plant retirement + the substantial OPPD utility-scale solar + wind + natural gas + the substantial OPPD post-2025 OPPD Decarbonization Strategy 2050) operates substantial Omaha public power. NPPD Nebraska Public Power District (the substantial NE state-public utility serving substantial NE rural + smaller communities + the substantial NPPD Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville + the substantial NPPD Gerald Gentleman Coal Station Sutherland + the substantial NPPD wind + solar buildout) supports substantial NE state-public power electrical work. LES Lincoln Electric System (the substantial Lincoln municipal utility) supports Lincoln-area electrical. The substantial NE meatpacking industrial electrical demand (Cargill + Tyson + JBS USA NE plants + the substantial NE-Iowa Cattle Belt meatpacking corridor) supports substantial NE industrial electrical work + extensive plant maintenance + outage seasons. IBEW Local 22 Omaha + Local 265 Lincoln + Local 1597 Hastings provide substantial NE union electrician training + Davis-Bacon prevailing wage work + multi-employer pension support. NE substantial post-2015 wind farm buildout (NE was 2nd-most-installed wind capacity per capita US by 2024 + the substantial Berkshire Hathaway Energy + NextEra + Invenergy NE wind capex) supports substantial NE wind farm electrical. NE substantial post-2019 March flooding + post-2024 storm restoration substantial NE lineman work clearing $92-148K+ OT + storm premium. NE progressive 2.46-4.55% top by 2026 + NE RTW since 1947 + NE inheritance tax. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028.
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