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Marketing Specialist salary and cost of hiring in Nebraska

The median marketing specialist in Nebraska earned $60,000 a year in May 2025[1], 23.8% below the US median of $78,760. That puts Nebraska at #46 of 51 states for this job.

$5,000median pay per month in Nebraska
$7,143employer cost per month with benefits
$28.85median pay per hour
3,780people in this job in Nebraska

BLS occupation 13-1161. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Nebraska$37,080$60,000$99,990
United States$43,390$78,760$155,480
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of marketing specialists in Nebraska earns $47,600–$79,110; the top tenth earns $99,990 or more, 2.7 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Nebraska median that makes about $85,714 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$85,714local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Nebraska

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Omaha, NE-IA
$62,280
$79,6202,160
Lincoln, NE
$58,750
$75,860750
Grand Island, NE
$51,980
$70,99080
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$51,650
$67,720160
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$51,440
$68,620300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$50,290
$62,42080

Omaha, NE-IA pays the most ($62,280) and Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area the least ($50,290): $11,990 a year apart for the same job.

What a marketing specialist does

A marketing specialist plans and runs campaigns: email, social, content and paid ads, and measures what brings customers.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Nebraska
Wyoming
$60,990
+1.6%
Idaho
$60,970
+1.6%
Nebraska
$60,000
+0.0%
Louisiana
$59,690
-0.5%
Alabama
$59,530
-0.8%

Questions

How much does a marketing specialist earn in Nebraska?

The median was $60,000 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $47,600 to $79,110.

What does it cost to employ a marketing specialist in Nebraska?

About $85,714 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Nebraska do marketing specialists earn the most?

Omaha, NE-IA, with a median of $62,280 a year.

Other roles in Nebraska

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 13-1161: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131161.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-05.