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Teacher Salary in Nebraska

Nebraska's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (1.83x) ranks #34 of 47, lower-third dispersion. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Nebraska.

$63,159
Est. state avg salary

Below benchmark

-10.1%
vs national
#31
National rank
246
Districts

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$63,159/year (est.)

Nebraska's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (1.83x) ranks #34 of 47, lower-third dispersion. Estimated average teacher salary is $63,159, materially below the national average of $70,245, ranking #31 of 49, across 200 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Tight district pay band: Nebraska's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (1.83x) ranks #34 of 47, lower-third dispersion.
  • middle third nationally (#31 of 49)
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $40,951 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -10.1% vs the national average
  • +9.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #25 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 90.3)

Same-district trend

How does a balanced panel separate change from district turnover?

For the same 217 Nebraska districts present with valid estimates in every release, the average state figure moved from $65,931 in FY2019 to $71,955 in FY2023 (+9.1%).

The fixed cohort prevents entering or missing districts from masquerading as salary movement. It is still a change in a derived district-level estimate, not evidence of any individual teacher's raise.

Purchasing-power-adjusted rank for Nebraska

Nebraska's nominal average teacher salary ranks #31 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (90.3, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $75,288, ranking #25 of 49 , 6 places higher than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Nebraska in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$63,159 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Nebraska's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$71,955 9.136733395406303% vs FY2019
217 districts held in the panel
$64,000$66,000$68,000$70,000$72,000$74,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Nebraska est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $65,931Nebraska est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $66,553Nebraska est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $69,712Nebraska est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $70,025Nebraska est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $71,955 $65,931 $71,955 ▲ +9.1%
Read the chart as text
Period Nebraska est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $65,931
FY2020 $66,553
FY2021 $69,712
FY2022 $70,025
FY2023 $71,955

Highest-paying districts in Nebraska

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads Nebraska on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $90,446

Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $84,745

Bellevue Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $84,736

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs $90,446 631 $37,474
Bellevue Public Schools $84,745 9,498 $14,746
Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools $84,736 793 $14,719
Malcolm Public Schools $84,039 644 $14,845
Centennial Public Schools $83,921 496 $21,353
Gering Public Schools $82,967 2,023 $13,002
Scottsbluff Public Schools $79,612 3,519 $14,125
Grand Island Public Schools $78,767 9,990 $14,285
Kearney Public Schools $77,304 6,152 $12,776
Winnebago Public Schools District 17 $76,002 629 $28,119
Omaha Public Schools $74,787 51,754 $18,493
Fremont Public Schools $74,552 5,217 $23,770
Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools $74,171 301 $29,073
Minden Public Schools $73,482 820 $16,016
Columbus Public Schools $73,317 4,111 $15,012
Louisville Public Schools $73,010 702 $15,546
So Sioux City Community Schs $71,895 3,783 $16,119
Wahoo Public Schools $71,530 1,085 $19,163
Douglas Co West Community Schs $70,987 1,053 $28,250
Southern Valley Schools $70,962 383 $23,206
Adams Central Public Schools $70,944 1,004 $18,100
Bayard Public Schools $70,535 337 $21,184
Falls City Public Schools $70,282 880 $16,511
Homer Community Schools $69,920 428 $24,972
Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs $69,603 450 $20,609
York Public Schools $69,589 1,620 $13,669
Gibbon Public Schools $69,557 554 $16,085
Fort Calhoun Community Schs $69,440 825 $15,113
Papillion la Vista Community Schools $69,385 12,031 $14,323
Weeping Water Public Schools $68,586 310 $22,294
North Bend Central Public Schs $68,510 586 $20,845
Osceola Public Schools $68,384 244 $21,541
Wayne Community Schools $68,299 997 $15,139
Shelton Public Schools $68,111 269 $20,026
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools $67,958 400 $34,945
Blair Community Schools $67,740 2,274 $12,961
Gothenburg Public Schools $67,577 847 $15,157
Aurora Public Schools $67,472 1,226 $16,916
Ralston Public Schools $66,860 3,352 $22,465
South Platte Public Schools $66,850 218 $22,468
Arlington Public Schools $66,810 691 $15,742
Hay Springs Public Schools $66,771 201 $20,866
Hastings Public Schools $66,733 3,644 $14,703
Tekamah-herman Community Schs $66,592 527 $17,939
Bridgeport Public Schools $66,510 506 $19,628
Mc Cook Public Schools $66,476 1,376 $14,233
Auburn Public Schools $66,456 1,051 $13,729
Kimball Public Schools $66,375 394 $22,739
Valentine Community Schools $66,190 623 $21,161
Seward Public Schools $66,010 1,496 $14,477
Niobrara Public Schools $65,999 214 $31,103
Millard Public Schools $65,886 23,637 $13,487
Lexington Public Schools $65,871 3,221 $15,539
Waverly School District 145 $65,810 2,165 $13,896
Freeman Public Schools $65,787 477 $16,899
Perkins County Schools $65,634 419 $19,850
Westside Community Schools $65,522 6,271 $16,501
Medicine Valley Public Schools $65,446 209 $22,699
Isanti Community School $65,295 239 $42,607
North Platte Public Schools $65,292 3,782 $15,423
Diller-odell Public Schools $65,107 236 $23,441
O'neill Public Schools $64,894 829 $16,615
Thayer Central Community Schs $64,842 440 $21,393
Wood River Rural Schools $64,842 510 $22,224
Plattsmouth Community Schools $64,587 1,504 $15,221
Conestoga Public Schools $64,567 709 $18,625
Lincoln Public Schools $64,425 41,850 $14,839
West Point Public Schools $64,362 728 $18,610
Twin River Public Schools $64,306 409 $23,399
Lakeview Community Schools $64,290 952 $16,736
Chase County Schools $64,263 625 $16,614
Madison Public Schools $64,155 543 $23,390
Mitchell Public Schools $64,116 620 $17,813
High Plains Community Schools $64,042 223 $28,422
Wisner-pilger Public Schools $63,968 437 $20,403
Norfolk Public Schools $63,898 4,518 $14,621
Milford Public Schools $63,853 819 $14,640
Norris School Dist 160 $63,845 2,483 $12,853
Oakland Craig Public Schools $63,823 416 $18,055
Springfield Platteview Community Schools $63,801 1,203 $25,027
Johnson-brock Public Schools $63,792 363 $14,884
Hemingford Public Schools $63,730 395 $20,276
West Holt Public Schools $63,684 459 $18,449
Crete Public Schools $63,642 2,230 $14,590
Alliance Public Schools $63,499 1,345 $16,126
Ogallala Public Schools $63,488 845 $17,591
Meridian Public Schools $63,338 224 $21,116
Central Valley Public Schools $63,200 327 $26,232
Alma Public Schools $63,185 359 $21,267
Elkhorn Public Schools $63,084 11,319 $13,062
Lyons-decatur Northeast Schs $62,836 274 $55,493
Palmyra District O R 1 $62,657 711 $15,685
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools $62,649 411 $19,180
Fullerton Public Schools $62,630 299 $19,946
Elmwood-murdock Public Schools $62,602 498 $14,829
Ashland-greenwood Public Schs $62,592 1,099 $44,391
Tri County Public Schools $62,458 430 $19,263
South Central Nebraska Unified 5 $62,440 714 $19,723
Rock County Public Schools $62,432 238 $21,097
Nebraska City Public Schools $62,396 1,428 $13,468

Showing 1–100 of 200 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Nebraska

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Deshler Public Schools $49,495 242
Winside Public Schools $50,000 244
Wauneta-palisade Public Schs $51,337 230
Bloomfield Community Schools $51,756 271
Bancroft-rosalie Comm Schools $52,354 311
Southwest Public Schools $52,504 294
Randolph Public Schools $53,154 260
Wilcox-hildreth Public Schools $53,168 234
Burwell Public Schools $53,547 293
Overton Public Schools $54,176 277

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Nebraska's smaller K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Nebraska: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,159 here) and closest on total student enrollment (328,925 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Colorado
$64,442
Rank #28
Arizona
$63,921
Rank #29
Iowa
$63,660
Rank #30
Michigan
$63,155
Rank #32

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Nebraska teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Nebraska?

Across 200 Nebraska public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $63,159 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Nebraska school district pays teachers the most?

Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs reports the highest average teacher salary in Nebraska at $90,446, while Deshler Public Schools sits at the lower end at $49,495.

How does Nebraska teacher pay compare to the national average?

Nebraska's average of $63,159 is materially below the national average of $70,245 (-10.1%), ranking #31 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 246 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 328,925 students.

How much do teachers make in Nebraska?

District-average teacher pay in Nebraska sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $49,495 in Deshler Public Schools to $90,446 in Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Nebraska?

No Nebraska district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Nebraska rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (90.3, US=100) adjusts Nebraska's nominal estimate of $67,976 from #30 to $75,288 and #25. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Nebraska