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Salaries & Cost of Living in Douglas County, NE

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 6 occupations in Douglas County, NE.

Jobs listed
6
Omaha, NE-IA
Median of medians
$47,410
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,219
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Douglas County, NE

Douglas County, NE is part of the Omaha, NE-IA labor market, and this page summarizes 6 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $47,410 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $90,620, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,450.

A one-bedroom apartment in Douglas County, NE has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,219 a month and a two-bedroom $1,450. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,177 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $44,100 a year, and every one of the 6 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Douglas County, NE or against other counties.

All jobs in Douglas County, NE, highest paying first

Showing 1–6 of 6.

Occupations in Douglas County, NE ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$90,620$68,686$3,959
2Registered Nurses$84,600$64,764$3,632
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,010$46,819$2,137
4Stockers and Order Fillers$36,810$30,867$808
5Retail Salespersons$33,260$28,193$585
6Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,450$25,273$341