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Software Developers salary in Lincoln, NE

Software Developers in the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area earn a median of $101,690 a year, an average of $105,970. About 1,530 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Software Developers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$101,690
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$105,970
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$66,870
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$157,780
Top of the range
People employed
1,530
In Lincoln metro area
Rent share of median wage
12.3%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Lincoln

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,045
per month, in Lincoln, NE
Income needed for median rent
$41,800
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median software developers wage
$101,690
143.3% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
12.3%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$69,991
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Lincoln area. Read the Lincoln, NE cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Software Developers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

St. Louis, MO
+26.9%
Median $129,030
Mean $126,090
Employed 9,820
Jersey City, NJ
+64.1%
Median $166,830
Mean $165,870
Employed 121,000
Anchorage, AK
+2.3%
Median $104,030
Mean $105,890
Employed 320
Durham, NC
+33.4%
Median $135,620
Mean $148,390
Employed 9,790
Greensboro, NC
+23.1%
Median $125,190
Mean $126,400
Employed 1,710
Pittsburgh, PA
+22.4%
Median $124,500
Mean $126,430
Employed 10,320
Chandler, AZ
+29.6%
Median $131,750
Mean $135,520
Employed 29,380
Newark, NJ
+64.1%
Median $166,830
Mean $165,870
Employed 121,000

See software developers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $101,690 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.