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Accountants and Auditors in Nebraska

Want to work in Nebraska as an Accountant or Auditor? Read this first!

13.6% Jobs Projection
$59,820 Median Salary
1,080 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Accountants and Auditors in Nebraska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Accountants and Auditors in Nebraska is growing faster than average.

  • Accountants and Auditors in Nebraska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Accountants and Auditors Work in Nebraska?

8,170 people worked as Accountants and Auditors in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,340 Accountants and Auditors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 13,650 Accountants and Auditors working in it, which means Nebraska has fewer Accountants and Auditors than average.

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Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Accountants and Auditors in this state are growing at a rate of 13.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.0%.

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Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,080 annual job openings, and a total of 11,520 jobs for Nebraska Accountants and Auditors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 141,800 annual jobs and 1,537,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Accountants and Auditors Make in Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Accountants and Auditors ranged from $39,260 to $102,210 with $59,820 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.88 to $49.14. The median hourly rate was $28.76.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.38 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.38.

The median salary in Nebraska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Nebraska Metros for Accountants and Auditors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Accountants and Auditors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 4,770 $61,380
Lincoln, NE 1,450 $58,040
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 480 $61,780
Grand Island, NE 350 $66,010

Top States for Accountants and Auditors Employment

View the list below to see where most Accountants and Auditors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 148,600 $75,690
Texas 115,270 $72,860
New York 110,780 $83,250
Florida 71,940 $62,270
Illinois 53,280 $71,470
Pennsylvania 51,720 $67,480
Ohio 45,670 $64,630
Virginia 41,230 $76,490
New Jersey 37,370 $81,190
Georgia 37,200 $68,870
Colorado 36,290 $72,940
Massachusetts 35,360 $74,890
Michigan 33,610 $65,850
North Carolina 33,020 $69,840
Washington 32,870 $70,600
Missouri 25,090 $63,640
Maryland 25,020 $74,030
Minnesota 22,960 $66,240
Wisconsin 22,610 $63,390
Indiana 20,100 $64,380

Below are the states where Accountants and Auditors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $91,890
New York $83,250
New Jersey $81,190
Rhode Island $76,770
Virginia $76,490
Connecticut $76,450
California $75,690
Alaska $75,590
Massachusetts $74,890
Maryland $74,030

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