#29. Legislators

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $46,580
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,110
- Employment: 44,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Yakima, WA ($139,690)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($136,400)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($132,460)

#28. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- #333 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)

#27. Food service managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $55,800
- #345 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

#26. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $62,030
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,800
- Employment: 56,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($74,390)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($73,080)
--- Napa, CA ($70,330)

#25. Social and community service managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $66,830
- #291 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- Employment: 156,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

#24. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $66,950
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,440
- Employment: 5,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($104,810)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($101,650)
--- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($101,610)

#23. Lodging managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $80,300
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- Employment: 35,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)

#22. Construction managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $81,680
- #453 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

#21. Administrative services managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $85,890
- #364 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

#20. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $87,210
- #317 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

#19. Facilities managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $88,130
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,970
- Employment: 101,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
--- Ithaca, NY ($136,210)

#18. Training and development managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $91,520
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

#17. General and operations managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $92,280
- #344 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

#16. Marketing managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $96,140
- #385 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#15. Public relations managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $97,600
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

#14. Industrial production managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $97,850
- #419 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#13. Human resources managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $101,780
- #356 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

#12. Advertising and promotions managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $103,740
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,860
- Employment: 22,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($193,980)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($182,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($166,620)

#11. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $104,130
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#10. Fundraising managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $107,360
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,400
- Employment: 23,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
--- Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)

#9. Purchasing managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $108,240
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

#8. Medical and health services managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $109,250
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#7. Sales managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $114,250
- #315 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#6. Natural sciences managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $116,150
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

#5. Computer and information systems managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $117,520
- #362 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

#4. Financial managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $119,690
- #322 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#3. Architectural and engineering managers

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $121,550
- #365 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

#2. Education administrators, postsecondary

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $131,970
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

#1. Chief executives

Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $229,600
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)