Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in Nebraska

Median $56.58 an hour for 140 elevator mechanics, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$56.58/hrMedian hourly wageNebraska, May data
$117,690/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$29.88 – $58.8510th to 90th percentilehourly range
140Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Elevator mechanic pay in Nebraska: the full range

Wage percentiles, NebraskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrNebraska: 10th $29.88 · 25th $36.37 · median $56.58 · 75th $58.85 · 90th $58.85Nebraska$56.58$29.88$58.85United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator mechanics: Nebraska vs United States, May 2025.

Nebraska ranks 15th of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 9th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $62.80). 140 elevator mechanics work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$29.88 – $36.37$62,150 – $75,650roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$36.37 – $58.85$75,650 – $122,410the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$58.85 – $58.85$122,410 – $122,410the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic pay by metro in Nebraska

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrOmaha: $56.58Omaha$56.58
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics by metro area in Nebraska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Omaha$30.73$56.58$58.85110about the same as

Elevator mechanic wages in Nebraska over time

Nebraska, 1999-2025NebraskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$6020002005201020202025$56.58Nebraska$52.84United States
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics, Nebraska vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNebraska $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$22.54$43.56$22.38—
2000$24.28$45.39$22.78140
2001$24.91$45.28$24.82120
2004$24.33$41.47$28.2390
2005$28.82$47.51$28.46—
2006$30.86$49.28$30.59—
2007$33.36$51.80$32.69170
2008$34.27$51.24$33.35190
2009$35.07$52.63$33.20220
2010——$34.09120
2011$40.38$57.79$36.09100
2012$39.72$55.70$36.85—
2014$39.30$53.45$37.8060
2017$43.72$57.42$38.2130
2019$43.80$55.16$40.8630
2020$43.29$53.85$42.5730
2021$46.24$54.94$47.05—
2022$49.19$54.11$47.60110
2025$56.58$56.58$52.84140

Are there more elevator mechanic jobs in Nebraska?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 17th of 34 states

BLS counted 140 elevator mechanics in Nebraska in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 28%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for elevator mechanics in Nebraska

+11.5%Projected growth in Nebraska2024–2034, state agency
10Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
60Jobs in 202470 projected for 2034
+5.7%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Nebraska's labor market agency projects the number of elevator mechanics in the state to change by +11.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 60 to 70, with about 10 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.7% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 140 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Nebraska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in Nebraska

On federally funded construction in Nebraska, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 59 of the 59 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $94.32 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $56.58.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NEAdams: $94.32 (union)Antelope: $94.32 (union)Arthur: n/aBanner: n/aBlaine: $94.32 (union)Boone: $94.32 (union)Box Butte: n/aBoyd: $94.32 (union)Brown: $94.32 (union)Buffalo: $94.32 (union)Burt: $94.32 (union)Butler: $94.32 (union)Cass: n/aCedar: $94.32 (union)Chase: n/aCherry: n/aCheyenne: n/aClay: $94.32 (union)Colfax: $94.32 (union)Cuming: $94.32 (union)Custer: $94.32 (union)Dakota: n/aDawes: n/aDawson: n/aDeuel: n/aDixon: n/aDodge: $94.32 (union)Douglas: $94.32 (union)Dundy: n/aFillmore: $94.32 (union)Franklin: $94.32 (union)Frontier: n/aFurnas: n/aGage: $94.32 (union)Garden: n/aGarfield: $94.32 (union)Gosper: n/aGrant: n/aGreeley: $94.32 (union)Hall: $94.32 (union)Hamilton: $94.32 (union)Harlan: $94.32 (union)Hayes: n/aHitchcock: n/aHolt: $94.32 (union)Hooker: n/aHoward: $94.32 (union)Jefferson: $94.32 (union)Johnson: $94.32 (union)Kearney: $94.32 (union)Keith: n/aKeya Paha: $94.32 (union)Kimball: n/aKnox: $94.32 (union)Lancaster: $94.32 (union)Lincoln: n/aLogan: n/aLoup: $94.32 (union)McPherson: n/aMadison: $94.32 (union)Merrick: $94.32 (union)Morrill: n/aNance: $94.32 (union)Nemaha: $94.32 (union)Nuckolls: $94.32 (union)Otoe: $94.32 (union)Pawnee: $94.32 (union)Perkins: n/aPhelps: $94.32 (union)Pierce: $94.32 (union)Platte: $94.32 (union)Polk: $94.32 (union)Red Willow: n/aRichardson: $94.32 (union)Rock: $94.32 (union)Saline: $94.32 (union)Sarpy: $94.32 (union)Saunders: n/aScotts Bluff: n/aSeward: $94.32 (union)Sheridan: n/aSherman: $94.32 (union)Sioux: n/aStanton: $94.32 (union)Thayer: $94.32 (union)Thomas: n/aThurston: $94.32 (union)Valley: $94.32 (union)Washington: $94.32 (union)Wayne: $94.32 (union)Webster: $94.32 (union)Wheeler: $94.32 (union)York: $94.32 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdamsUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260064
AntelopeUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
BlaineUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260080
BooneUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260065
BoydUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
BrownUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
BuffaloUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260066
BurtUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
ButlerUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260081
CedarUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
ClayUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260080
ColfaxUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
CumingUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078
CusterUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260068
DodgeUnion ELEV0028-001 2025-01-01$55.88$38.44$94.32NE20260078

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Nebraska prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Nebraska?

70.4kConstruction jobsNebraska, 2026-09
+7.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k20k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202570kSep 2026
Construction employment in Nebraska (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in Nebraska?

The median elevator mechanic in Nebraska earned $56.58 an hour ($117,690 a year) in May 2025, 7% above the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $36.37–$58.85; the top 10% earn more than $58.85.

Where does Nebraska rank for elevator mechanic pay?

Nebraska ranks 15th of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $56.58 an hour, and 9th after adjusting for Nebraska's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in Nebraska?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 59 counties, with a typical package of $94.32 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in Nebraska?

BLS counted 140 elevator mechanics in Nebraska in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.87; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is elevator mechanic work growing in Nebraska?

Nebraska's labor market agency projects +11.5% growth for elevator mechanics between 2024 and 2034, from 60 to 70 jobs.

How many elevator mechanic openings a year are there in Nebraska?

Nebraska projects about 10 openings a year for elevator mechanics over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 1,900 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Nebraska and metro areas, SOC 47-4021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Nebraska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.