Nebraska was 8.7% below the U.S. median for Historians. It ranked 21 of 35 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
$77,744
WageScope divides the published Historians 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 19-3093 and BLS area 31.
Questions, answered
Historians pay in Nebraska: common questions
What is the median wage for Historians in Nebraska?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $70,050 per year for Historians in Nebraska. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Historians pay higher in Nebraska than nationally?
Nebraska's published median was 8.7% 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 Historians jobs does BLS estimate in Nebraska?
BLS published an employment estimate of 30 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 Historians median in Nebraska at $70,050 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 19-3093 and BLS area 31.
BLS lists 30 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 $83,380 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Nebraska's Historians median is 8.7% below the U.S. Historians median of $76,750 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 19-3093 and area 31. SOC 19-3093 names Historians. Area 31 names Nebraska. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-3093/31 row reports 30 wage and salary jobs, 0.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.53 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-3093/31, the annual median is $70,050 per year, while the matching mean is $83,380 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 19-3093 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 Historians.
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 Historians.
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 Historians
The 10th percentile is $48,840 per year. The 25th percentile is $64,440 per year. The median is $70,050 per year. The 75th percentile is $104,420 per year. The 90th percentile is $128,940 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 $64,440 per year to $104,420 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $80,100. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Nebraska has a annual median of $70,050 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $76,750 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Nebraska. Nebraska is 8.7% 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 21 of 35 among states and territories with a published annual median for Historians. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 21 of 35 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.
18. Alabama has a Historians median of $72,490 per year, 60 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.2.
19. Pennsylvania has a Historians median of $71,970 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.53.
20. Tennessee has a Historians median of $71,080 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.56.
22. New Mexico has a Historians median of $66,790 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.16.
23. Connecticut has a Historians median of $66,770 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.03.
Pay leaders
Where Historians medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-3093, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Massachusetts has the highest published median in this set, at $121,710 per year. Nebraska sits at $70,050 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Historians 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. Massachusetts has a Historians median of $121,710 per year, or $51,660 above Nebraska. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is Not published.
2. Maryland has a Historians median of $120,580 per year, or $50,530 above Nebraska. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.74.
3. District of Columbia has a Historians median of $118,290 per year, or $48,240 above Nebraska. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 16.3.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Historians jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Historians in this same-source set, at 410 jobs. Nebraska has 30. 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 410 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 380 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $62,960 per year, or $7,090 below Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.9.
2. District of Columbia has 250 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 220 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $118,290 per year, or $48,240 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 16.3.
3. California has 210 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $97,420 per year, or $27,370 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.52.
Local-share leaders
Where Historians takes the largest share of local jobs
District of Columbia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 16.3. Nebraska has 1.53. 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 Historians 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. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 16.3, a gap of 14.77 from Nebraska. BLS lists 250 Historians jobs and a median of $118,290 per year, or $48,240 above Nebraska.
2. Hawaii has a location quotient of 4.86, a gap of 3.33 from Nebraska. BLS lists 70 Historians jobs and a median of $92,520 per year, or $22,470 above Nebraska.
3. Mississippi has a location quotient of 3.37, a gap of 1.84 from Nebraska. BLS lists 90 Historians jobs and a median of $46,010 per year, or $24,040 below Nebraska.
Job scale and share
How common Historians is in Nebraska
BLS lists 30 Historians jobs in Nebraska. It also lists 0.03 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 1.53. A value of 1 means Historians 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 Historians median is $70,050 per year. Historians is 43.0% 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 Historians. 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. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Nebraska median of $72,080 per year. BLS lists 10,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
2. 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.
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. Historians has 30 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 Historians'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 30,030 from Historians. Its median is $29,000 per year, or $41,050 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.18.
2. Registered Nurses has 24,720 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 24,690 from Historians. Its median is $84,730 per year, or $14,680 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. General and Operations Managers has 24,030 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 24,000 from Historians. Its median is $85,090 per year, or $15,040 above Historians. 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. Historians has $70,050 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 $40,850 above Historians. BLS lists 7,260 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.65.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $85,090 per year in Nebraska, or $15,040 above Historians. BLS lists 24,030 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.04.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,730 per year in Nebraska, or $14,680 above Historians. BLS lists 24,720 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. 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. Historians has 1.53. 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 Historians 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 7.16 from Historians. BLS lists 8,340 jobs and a median of $47,580 per year, or $22,470 below Historians.
2. Childcare Workers has a location quotient of 2.75 in Nebraska, a gap of 1.22 from Historians. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $30,740 per year, or $39,310 below Historians.
3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.72 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.19 from Historians. BLS lists 16,450 jobs and a median of $40,000 per year, or $30,050 below Historians.
Price-level view
What $70,050 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 $70,050 Historians median by 90.1 divided by 100. The result is $77,744 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 Historians row is 18.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 4%. 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 30 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $83,380 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 Historians. 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 $70,050 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.
What the Historians row for Nebraska does not claim
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 30 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.53 is not a growth score. Rank 21 of 35 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 19-3093 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. Minnesota has a Historians median of $103,040 per year, or $32,990 above Nebraska. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.73.
5. Virginia has a Historians median of $101,920 per year, or $31,870 above Nebraska. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 1.99.
6. Washington has a Historians median of $99,720 per year, or $29,670 above Nebraska. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.41.
7. Oregon has a Historians median of $99,560 per year, or $29,510 above Nebraska. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.88.
8. California has a Historians median of $97,420 per year, or $27,370 above Nebraska. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 30 in Nebraska. The location quotient is 0.52.
4. Virginia has 180 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 150 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $101,920 per year, or $31,870 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.99.
5. New Jersey has 130 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $77,080 per year, or $7,030 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.39.
6. Texas has 130 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $78,240 per year, or $8,190 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.41.
7. North Carolina has 120 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 90 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $73,440 per year, or $3,390 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Florida has 110 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 80 jobs from Nebraska. Its median is $74,740 per year, or $4,690 above Nebraska. Its location quotient is 0.52.
4. Utah has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 0.67 from Nebraska. BLS lists 80 Historians jobs and a median of $33,840 per year, or $36,210 below Nebraska.
5. New Mexico has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 0.63 from Nebraska. BLS lists 40 Historians jobs and a median of $66,790 per year, or $3,260 below Nebraska.
6. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.99, a gap of 0.46 from Nebraska. BLS lists 180 Historians jobs and a median of $101,920 per year, or $31,870 above Nebraska.
7. New York has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 0.37 from Nebraska. BLS lists 410 Historians jobs and a median of $62,960 per year, or $7,090 below Nebraska.
8. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.53, a gap of 0.00 from Nebraska. BLS lists 30 Historians jobs and a median of $70,050 per year, or $0 above Nebraska.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Nebraska median of $84,730 per year. BLS lists 24,720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
7. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Nebraska median of $85,090 per year. BLS lists 24,030 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
8. 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.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 23,160 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 23,130 from Historians. Its median is $58,390 per year, or $11,660 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.7.
5. Retail Salespersons has 22,780 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 22,750 from Historians. Its median is $31,870 per year, or $38,180 below Historians. Its location quotient is 0.89.
6. Cashiers has 20,650 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 20,620 from Historians. Its median is $30,250 per year, or $39,800 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.01.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 17,980 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 17,950 from Historians. Its median is $35,920 per year, or $34,130 below Historians. Its location quotient is 0.96.
8. Nursing Assistants has 16,450 jobs in Nebraska, a gap of 16,420 from Historians. Its median is $40,000 per year, or $30,050 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.72.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $72,080 per year in Nebraska, or $2,030 above Historians. BLS lists 10,340 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. 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 $6,020 below Historians. BLS lists 8,550 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.05.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $62,380 per year in Nebraska, or $7,670 below Historians. BLS lists 8,710 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. 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 $8,070 below Historians. BLS lists 9,930 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,390 per year in Nebraska, or $11,660 below Historians. BLS lists 23,160 jobs, compared with 30 for Historians. 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 0.17 from Historians. BLS lists 23,160 jobs and a median of $58,390 per year, or $11,660 below Historians.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.47 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.06 from Historians. BLS lists 7,320 jobs and a median of $30,180 per year, or $39,870 below Historians.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.44 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.09 from Historians. BLS lists 16,240 jobs and a median of $46,760 per year, or $23,290 below Historians.
7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.2 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.33 from Historians. BLS lists 11,190 jobs and a median of $35,160 per year, or $34,890 below Historians.
8. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.18 in Nebraska, a gap of 0.35 from Historians. BLS lists 8,530 jobs and a median of $47,260 per year, or $22,790 below Historians.
Precise employer-title matches for Historians 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.
