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Pharmacists salary in Omaha, NE

Median pay for pharmacists in Omaha, NE: $131,460/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $107,480 – $156,090 · about 1,050 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($135,000) by −$3,540 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Omaha

With Omaha's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $131,460 has the buying power of about $142,157 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,634 · median home $310,337 · median rent $1,444/mo.

Full Omaha cost of living & taxes →

How Omaha ranks for this job

On raw pay, Omaha, NE is 143rd of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Omaha's cost of living is applied, it ranks 106th.

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

What that salary buys in Omaha

A median home in Omaha, NE costs $310,337 — about 2.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,444/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where pharmacists earn more

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

MetroMedian payvs OmahaRent vs Omaha
San Jose, CA $190,570 +45% 2.5×
San Francisco, CA $180,420 +37% 2.3×
Vallejo, CA $179,210 +36% 1.7×
Santa Rosa, CA $170,100 +29% 1.8×

Same job elsewhere in NE

MetroMedian payvs OmahaRent vs Omaha
Lincoln, NE $132,100 +0% 0.9×

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

Who hires pharmacists around Omaha

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Omaha

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.