Medical Assistants salary in Lincoln, NE

Median pay for medical assistants in Lincoln, NE: $42,850/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,660 – $57,770 · about 510 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$3,685 (+9%).

What it's really worth in Lincoln

With Lincoln's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $42,850 has the buying power of about $46,630 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,899 · median home $304,242 · median rent $1,344/mo.

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How Lincoln ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lincoln, NE is 54th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Lincoln's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lincoln is one of the places where medical assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Lincoln

A median home in Lincoln, NE costs $304,242 — about 7.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,344/mo works out at 38% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lincoln.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lincoln	Rent vs Lincoln
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+74%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+41%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+39%	2.4×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+39%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in NE

Metro	Median pay	vs Lincoln	Rent vs Lincoln
Omaha, NE	$41,080	−4%	1.1×

Staying in NE keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires medical assistants around Lincoln

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Nebraska · Education
• Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital · Healthcare

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