Nebraska was 7.6% below the U.S. median for Curators. It ranked 32 of 49 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Nebraska was 90.1, or 9.9% below the national price level. Its housing index was 75.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$65,037
WageScope divides the published Curators median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 25-4012 and BLS area 31.
Questions, answered
Curators pay in Nebraska: common questions
What is the median wage for Curators in Nebraska?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $58,600 per year for Curators in Nebraska. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Curators pay higher in Nebraska than nationally?
Nebraska's published median was 7.6% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Nebraska?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 90.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Curators jobs does BLS estimate in Nebraska?
BLS published an employment estimate of 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Curators median in Nebraska at $58,600 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 25-4012 and BLS area 31.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $61,750 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Nebraska's Curators median is 7.6% below the U.S. Curators median of $63,420 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 25-4012 and area 31. SOC 25-4012 names Curators. Area 31 names Nebraska. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 25-4012/31 row reports 120 wage and salary jobs, 0.12 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.52 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 25-4012/31, the annual median is $58,600 per year, while the matching mean is $61,750 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 31 reports 1,024,370 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,400. Its annual median is $48,980. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 25-4012 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Nebraska runs from $30,120 at the 10th percentile to $103,110 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,370. The median is $48,980. The 75th percentile is $73,830. This is a place check, not a pay range for Curators.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 31. They do not show related skills or a path into Curators.
1. Area 31, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 30,060 jobs, $29,000 annual median, 29.34 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
2. Area 31, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 24,720 jobs, $84,730 annual median, 24.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
3. Area 31, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 24,030 jobs, $85,090 annual median, 23.46 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
4. Area 31, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 23,160 jobs, $58,390 annual median, 22.61 jobs per 1,000, and 1.7 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Nebraska wage ladder for Curators
The 10th percentile is $37,320 per year. The 25th percentile is $45,240 per year. The median is $58,600 per year. The 75th percentile is $77,460 per year. The 90th percentile is $86,880 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $45,240 per year to $77,460 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $49,560. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Nebraska has a annual median of $58,600 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $63,420 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Nebraska. Nebraska is 7.6% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Nebraska ranks 32 of 49 among states and territories with a published annual median for Curators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 32 of 49 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
29. Missouri has a Curators median of $59,960 per year, 260 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.12.
30. Utah has a Curators median of $59,910 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.38.
31. Florida has a Curators median of $59,500 per year, 420 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.54.
33. Virginia has a Curators median of $58,200 per year, 450 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.41.
34. Georgia has a Curators median of $57,810 per year, 230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.61.
Pay leaders
Where Curators medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 25-4012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $93,310 per year. Nebraska sits at $58,600 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Curators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Curators median of $93,310 per year, or $34,710 above Nebraska. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 2.62.
2. New Hampshire has a Curators median of $82,490 per year, or $23,890 above Nebraska. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 1.1.
3. New York has a Curators median of $79,120 per year, or $20,520 above Nebraska. BLS lists 1,330 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 1.76.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Curators jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Curators in this same-source set, at 1,330 jobs. Nebraska has 120. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 1,330 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 1,210 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $79,120 per year, or $20,520 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.76.
2. California has 1,140 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 1,020 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $78,740 per year, or $20,140 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.8.
3. Texas has 690 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $59,990 per year, or $1,390 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.63.
Local-share leaders
Where Curators takes the largest share of local jobs
Wyoming has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 4.03. Nebraska has 1.52. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Curators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Wyoming has a location quotient of 4.03, a gap of 2.51 from Nebraska. BLS lists 90 Curators jobs and a median of $61,910 per year, or $3,310 above Nebraska.
2. Alaska has a location quotient of 3.43, a gap of 1.91 from Nebraska. BLS lists 90 Curators jobs and a median of $63,880 per year, or $5,280 above Nebraska.
3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 2.86, a gap of 1.34 from Nebraska. BLS lists 140 Curators jobs and a median of $50,720 per year, or $7,880 below Nebraska.
Job scale and share
How common Curators is in Nebraska
BLS lists 120 Curators jobs in Nebraska. It also lists 0.12 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.52. A value of 1 means Curators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Nebraska is $48,980 per year. The Curators median is $58,600 per year. Curators is 19.6% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Nebraska. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Curators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Nebraska median of $58,390 per year. BLS lists 23,160 jobs and a location quotient of 1.7.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Nebraska median of $61,980 per year. BLS lists 9,930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Nebraska median of $62,380 per year. BLS lists 8,710 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Nebraska
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Nebraska table, at 30,060 jobs. Curators has 120 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 1,024,370. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Curators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 30,060 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 29,940 from Curators. Its median is $29,000 per year, or $29,600 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.18.
2. Registered Nurses has 24,720 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 24,600 from Curators. Its median is $84,730 per year, or $26,130 above Curators. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. General and Operations Managers has 24,030 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 23,910 from Curators. Its median is $85,090 per year, or $26,490 above Curators. Its location quotient is 1.04.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Nebraska
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Nebraska role table, at $110,900 per year. Curators has $58,600 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $48,980 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $110,900 per year in Nebraska, or $52,300 above Curators. BLS lists 7,260 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 0.65.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $85,090 per year in Nebraska, or $26,490 above Curators. BLS lists 24,030 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.04.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,730 per year in Nebraska, or $26,130 above Curators. BLS lists 24,720 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.11.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Nebraska
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Nebraska role table, at 8.69. Curators has 1.52. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Curators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers has a location quotient of 8.69 in Nebraska, a gap of 7.17 from Curators. BLS lists 8,340 jobs and a median of $47,580 per year, or $11,020 below Curators.
2. Childcare Workers has a location quotient of 2.75 in Nebraska, a gap of 1.23 from Curators. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $30,740 per year, or $27,860 below Curators.
3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.72 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.20 from Curators. BLS lists 16,450 jobs and a median of $40,000 per year, or $18,600 below Curators.
Price-level view
What $58,600 may mean after the Nebraska price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Nebraska is 90.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $58,600 Curators median by 90.1 divided by 100. The result is $65,037 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 75.2. Goods are 94.1. Utilities are 75.6. Other services are 93.0. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Curators row is 10.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $61,750 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Curators. It uses a Nebraska place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $58,600 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.52 is not a growth score. Rank 32 of 49 is not a place score. The 90.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 25-4012 in BLS area 31. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 31, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 22,780 jobs, $31,870 annual median, 22.24 jobs per 1,000, and 0.89 location quotient.
6. Area 31, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 20,650 jobs, $30,250 annual median, 20.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
4. California has a Curators median of $78,740 per year, or $20,140 above Nebraska. BLS lists 1,140 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.8.
5. Rhode Island has a Curators median of $77,930 per year, or $19,330 above Nebraska. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 1.87.
6. New Jersey has a Curators median of $77,800 per year, or $19,200 above Nebraska. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.36.
7. Massachusetts has a Curators median of $77,790 per year, or $19,190 above Nebraska. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 1.32.
8. Connecticut has a Curators median of $76,510 per year, or $17,910 above Nebraska. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 120 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 1.41.
4. North Carolina has 600 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 480 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $49,470 per year, or $9,130 below Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.56.
5. Pennsylvania has 520 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 400 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $62,100 per year, or $3,500 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.1.
6. Virginia has 450 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 330 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $58,200 per year, or $400 below Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.41.
7. Florida has 420 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 300 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $59,500 per year, or $900 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.54.
8. Illinois has 410 estimated Curators jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $63,060 per year, or $4,460 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Vermont has a location quotient of 2.66, a gap of 1.14 from Nebraska. BLS lists 60 Curators jobs and a median of $56,520 per year, or $2,080 below Nebraska.
5. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 2.62, a gap of 1.10 from Nebraska. BLS lists 140 Curators jobs and a median of $93,310 per year, or $34,710 above Nebraska.
6. Montana has a location quotient of 2.45, a gap of 0.93 from Nebraska. BLS lists 100 Curators jobs and a median of $54,460 per year, or $4,140 below Nebraska.
7. New Mexico has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 0.60 from Nebraska. BLS lists 140 Curators jobs and a median of $63,690 per year, or $5,090 above Nebraska.
8. Maine has a location quotient of 2.1, a gap of 0.58 from Nebraska. BLS lists 110 Curators jobs and a median of $56,470 per year, or $2,130 below Nebraska.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Nebraska median of $64,030 per year. BLS lists 8,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Nebraska median of $50,700 per year. BLS lists 9,850 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
6. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, SOC 51-3022, has a Nebraska median of $47,580 per year. BLS lists 8,340 jobs and a location quotient of 8.69.
7. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Nebraska median of $47,260 per year. BLS lists 8,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Nebraska median of $47,110 per year. BLS lists 10,050 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 23,160 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 23,040 from Curators. Its median is $58,390 per year, or $210 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.7.
5. Retail Salespersons has 22,780 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 22,660 from Curators. Its median is $31,870 per year, or $26,730 below Curators. Its location quotient is 0.89.
6. Cashiers has 20,650 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 20,530 from Curators. Its median is $30,250 per year, or $28,350 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.01.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 17,980 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 17,860 from Curators. Its median is $35,920 per year, or $22,680 below Curators. Its location quotient is 0.96.
8. Nursing Assistants has 16,450 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 16,330 from Curators. Its median is $40,000 per year, or $18,600 below Curators. Its location quotient is 1.72.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $72,080 per year in Nebraska, or $13,480 above Curators. BLS lists 10,340 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $64,030 per year in Nebraska, or $5,430 above Curators. BLS lists 8,550 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.05.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $62,380 per year in Nebraska, or $3,780 above Curators. BLS lists 8,710 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $61,980 per year in Nebraska, or $3,380 above Curators. BLS lists 9,930 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,390 per year in Nebraska, or $210 below Curators. BLS lists 23,160 jobs, compared with 120 for Curators. Its location quotient is 1.7.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.18 from Curators. BLS lists 23,160 jobs and a median of $58,390 per year, or $210 below Curators.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.47 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.05 from Curators. BLS lists 7,320 jobs and a median of $30,180 per year, or $28,420 below Curators.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.44 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.08 from Curators. BLS lists 16,240 jobs and a median of $46,760 per year, or $11,840 below Curators.
7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.2 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.32 from Curators. BLS lists 11,190 jobs and a median of $35,160 per year, or $23,440 below Curators.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.18 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.34 from Curators. BLS lists 8,530 jobs and a median of $47,260 per year, or $11,340 below Curators.
Precise employer-title matches for Curators in Nebraska
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Nebraska place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
