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Winch Operator Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Winch Operator make in Nebraska?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Winch Operator in Nebraska is $48,401 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Winch Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,505
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,801 to $58,401
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,061

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Winch Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,401	$4,867	$1,123	$28
Average	$48,401	$4,033	$931	$23
25th Percentile	$38,801	$3,233	$746	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Winch Operator Salaries

A Winch Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Winch Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Winch Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,901.
California: $56,701.
Massachusetts: $55,901.

District of Columbia $56,901 California $56,701 Massachusetts $55,901 Washington $55,701 New Jersey $55,701 Alaska $55,601 Connecticut $54,901 New York $54,601

Hawaii $53,701 Rhode Island $53,301 Maryland $53,001 Minnesota $52,601 Illinois $52,401 Colorado $52,401 Oregon $52,201 Delaware $52,101

New Hampshire $52,001 Virginia $51,801 Pennsylvania $51,201 Nevada $50,901 North Dakota $50,801 Michigan $50,601 Wisconsin $50,601 Vermont $50,501

Ohio $50,101 Arizona $50,101 Maine $50,101 Texas $50,101 Georgia $49,601 Indiana $49,301 Wyoming $49,301 Utah $49,201

Iowa $49,201 Kansas $49,001 Louisiana $48,901 North Carolina $48,901 Missouri $48,801 Florida $48,601 Montana $48,501 Nebraska $48,401

Kentucky $48,401 South Carolina $48,201 Tennessee $48,001 Idaho $48,001 New Mexico $47,601 Oklahoma $47,501 Alabama $47,201 South Dakota $46,701

Arkansas $46,401 West Virginia $46,301 Mississippi $45,801

Top Paying Cities for Winch Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Offutt A F B: $48,801
La Vista: $48,801
Adams: $48,001

Offutt A F B, NE $48,801 La Vista, NE $48,801 Adams, NE $48,001 Alexandria, NE $47,801 Alvo, NE $48,101 Auburn, NE $47,901 Avoca, NE $48,201 Barneston, NE $48,001

Beatrice, NE $47,901 Beaver Crossing, NE $47,901 Bee, NE $48,001 Belvidere, NE $47,701 Benedict, NE $47,801 Bennet, NE $48,001 Blue Springs, NE $47,801 Bradshaw, NE $47,801

Brock, NE $47,901 Brownville, NE $47,901 Bruning, NE $47,801 Burchard, NE $47,701 Burr, NE $48,001 Byron, NE $47,701 Carleton, NE $47,701 Chester, NE $47,701

Clatonia, NE $48,001 Cook, NE $48,001 Cordova, NE $47,901 Cortland, NE $48,001 Crab Orchard, NE $48,001 Crete, NE $48,001 Davenport, NE $47,701 Davey, NE $48,001

Dawson, NE $47,701 Daykin, NE $47,801 Denton, NE $48,001 Deshler, NE $47,801 De Witt, NE $47,901 Diller, NE $47,801 Dorchester, NE $47,901 Douglas, NE $48,001

Du Bois, NE $47,701 Dunbar, NE $48,101 Eagle, NE $48,001 Elk Creek, NE $47,801 Elmwood, NE $48,101 Endicott, NE $47,701 Exeter, NE $47,801 Fairbury, NE $47,801

Fairmont, NE $47,801 Falls City, NE $47,801 Filley, NE $47,901 Firth, NE $48,001 Friend, NE $47,901 Garland, NE $48,001 Geneva, NE $47,801 Gilead, NE $47,801

Goehner, NE $47,901 Grafton, NE $47,801 Greenwood, NE $48,101 Gresham, NE $47,801 Wilcox, NE $47,701 Alma, NE $47,701 Arapahoe, NE $47,701 Atlanta, NE $47,901

Axtell, NE $47,701 Ayr, NE $47,701 Beaver City, NE $47,701 Bertrand, NE $47,701 Bladen, NE $47,701 Bloomington, NE $47,701 Blue Hill, NE $47,701 Campbell, NE $47,701

Clay Center, NE $47,801 Deweese, NE $47,701 Edgar, NE $47,701 Edison, NE $47,601 Elwood, NE $47,701 Fairfield, NE $47,701 Franklin, NE $47,701 Funk, NE $47,701

Glenvil, NE $47,701 Guide Rock, NE $47,701 Hardy, NE $47,701 Harvard, NE $47,801 Heartwell, NE $47,701 Hendley, NE $47,601 Hildreth, NE $47,701 Holbrook, NE $47,701

Holdrege, NE $47,801 Holstein, NE $47,701 Inavale, NE $47,701 Inland, NE $47,701 Juniata, NE $47,801 Kenesaw, NE $47,801 Lawrence, NE $47,701 Loomis, NE $47,701

Minden, NE $47,801 Naponee, NE $47,701 Nelson, NE $47,701 Oak, NE $47,701 Orleans, NE $47,701 Oxford, NE $47,701 Ragan, NE $47,701 Red Cloud, NE $47,701

Republican City, NE $47,701 Riverton, NE $47,601 Roseland, NE $47,701 Ruskin, NE $47,701 Saronville, NE $47,701 Smithfield, NE $47,701 Stamford, NE $47,601 Superior, NE $47,801

Sutton, NE $47,801 Trumbull, NE $47,801 Upland, NE $47,701 Bellwood, NE $47,901 Mc Cook, NE $47,701 Bartley, NE $47,601 Benkelman, NE $47,601 Cambridge, NE $47,701

Champion, NE $47,701 Culbertson, NE $47,601 Curtis, NE $47,701 Danbury, NE $47,601 Enders, NE $47,601 Eustis, NE $47,701 Farnam, NE $47,601 Haigler, NE $47,601

Hayes Center, NE $47,601 Imperial, NE $47,701 Indianola, NE $47,701 Lebanon, NE $47,601 Max, NE $47,601 Maywood, NE $47,601 Moorefield, NE $47,601 Palisade, NE $47,601

Parks, NE $47,601 Stockville, NE $47,501 Stratton, NE $47,601 Trenton, NE $47,601 Wauneta, NE $47,601 Wilsonville, NE $47,601 North Platte, NE $47,801 Arnold, NE $47,601

Arthur, NE $47,501 Big Springs, NE $47,701 Brady, NE $47,601 Broadwater, NE $47,501 Brule, NE $47,701 Bushnell, NE $47,801 Chappell, NE $47,701 Cozad, NE $47,701

Dalton, NE $47,601 Dickens, NE $47,601 Dix, NE $47,701 Elsie, NE $47,601 Elsmere, NE $47,501 Gothenburg, NE $47,701 Grant, NE $47,701 Abie, NE $48,101

Arlington, NE $48,601 Ashland, NE $48,301 Bancroft, NE $47,701 Bellevue, NE $48,901 Bennington, NE $48,801 Blair, NE $48,601 Boys Town, NE $48,801 Bruno, NE $48,101

Cedar Bluffs, NE $48,201 Cedar Creek, NE $48,701 Ceresco, NE $48,001 Colon, NE $48,201 Craig, NE $47,901 Decatur, NE $47,801 Elkhorn, NE $48,701 Fort Calhoun, NE $48,801

Fremont, NE $48,401 Gretna, NE $48,601 Herman, NE $48,501 Homer, NE $46,801 Hooper, NE $48,301 Ithaca, NE $48,201 Kennard, NE $48,701 Linwood, NE $47,901

Louisville, NE $48,501 Lyons, NE $47,801 Macy, NE $47,301 Malmo, NE $48,101 Mead, NE $48,301 Memphis, NE $48,201 Hallam, NE $48,001 Hebron, NE $47,801

Henderson, NE $47,801 Hickman, NE $48,001 Hubbell, NE $47,701 Humboldt, NE $47,801 Jansen, NE $47,801 Johnson, NE $47,901 Julian, NE $48,001 Lewiston, NE $47,801

Liberty, NE $47,701 Lorton, NE $48,201 Mc Cool Junction, NE $47,901 Malcolm, NE $48,001 Manley, NE $48,401 Martell, NE $48,001 Milford, NE $48,001 Milligan, NE $47,801

Murdock, NE $48,201 Murray, NE $48,501 Nebraska City, NE $48,101 Nehawka, NE $48,401 Nemaha, NE $47,801 Odell, NE $47,801 Ohiowa, NE $47,801 Otoe, NE $48,101

Palmyra, NE $48,001 Panama, NE $48,001 Pawnee City, NE $47,801 Peru, NE $47,901 Pickrell, NE $48,001 Pleasant Dale, NE $48,001 Plymouth, NE $47,801 Raymond, NE $48,001

Reynolds, NE $47,701 Roca, NE $48,001 Rulo, NE $47,701 Salem, NE $47,701 Seward, NE $48,001 Shickley, NE $47,801 Shubert, NE $47,801 Sprague, NE $48,001

Staplehurst, NE $48,001 Steele City, NE $47,701 Steinauer, NE $47,801 Stella, NE $47,801 Sterling, NE $48,001 Strang, NE $47,701 Swanton, NE $47,901 Syracuse, NE $48,101

Table Rock, NE $47,801 Talmage, NE $47,901 Tecumseh, NE $47,901 Ong, NE $47,701 Tobias, NE $47,801 Unadilla, NE $48,001 Union, NE $48,401 Utica, NE $47,901

Verdon, NE $47,801 Virginia, NE $47,801 Waco, NE $47,801 Walton, NE $48,001 Waverly, NE $48,001 Weeping Water, NE $48,301 Western, NE $47,901 Wilber, NE $47,901

Wymore, NE $47,801 York, NE $47,901 Lincoln, NE $48,001 Nickerson, NE $48,401 Oakland, NE $47,901 Papillion, NE $48,801 Pender, NE $47,601 Plattsmouth, NE $48,701

Prague, NE $48,101 Rosalie, NE $47,501 St Columbans, NE $48,901 Scribner, NE $47,901 South Bend, NE $48,401 Springfield, NE $48,701 Tekamah, NE $48,101 Thurston, NE $47,101

Uehling, NE $48,101 Valley, NE $48,601 Valparaiso, NE $48,001 Wahoo, NE $48,101 Walthill, NE $47,201 Washington, NE $48,701 Waterloo, NE $48,601 Weston, NE $48,101

Winnebago, NE $46,901 Winslow, NE $48,301 Yutan, NE $48,501 Omaha, NE $48,901 Brainard, NE $48,001 Cedar Rapids, NE $47,801 Clarks, NE $47,801 Clarkson, NE $47,901

Creston, NE $47,901 David City, NE $48,001 Dodge, NE $47,901 Duncan, NE $48,001 Dwight, NE $48,001 Elgin, NE $47,801 Ericson, NE $47,701 Fullerton, NE $47,801

Genoa, NE $47,801 Howells, NE $47,901 Humphrey, NE $47,901 Leigh, NE $47,901 Lindsay, NE $47,901 Monroe, NE $47,901 Morse Bluff, NE $48,001 North Bend, NE $48,001

Osceola, NE $47,801 Petersburg, NE $47,801 Platte Center, NE $47,901 Polk, NE $47,801 Primrose, NE $47,801 Rising City, NE $47,901 Rogers, NE $47,901 Saint Edward, NE $47,801

Schuyler, NE $48,001 Shelby, NE $47,901 Silver Creek, NE $47,801 Snyder, NE $48,101 Spalding, NE $47,801 Stromsburg, NE $47,901 Surprise, NE $48,001 Ulysses, NE $48,001

Norfolk, NE $48,101 Allen, NE $47,101 Amelia, NE $47,601 Atkinson, NE $47,701 Bassett, NE $47,601 Battle Creek, NE $48,001 Beemer, NE $47,801 Belden, NE $47,701

Gurley, NE $47,601 Columbus, NE $48,001 Albion, NE $47,801 Ames, NE $48,301 Bartlett, NE $47,701 Belgrade, NE $47,801 Bloomfield, NE $47,801 Halsey, NE $47,601

Hershey, NE $47,601 Keystone, NE $47,501 Kimball, NE $47,801 Lemoyne, NE $47,601 Lewellen, NE $47,501 Lisco, NE $47,501 Lodgepole, NE $47,701 Madrid, NE $47,601

Maxwell, NE $47,601 Mullen, NE $47,501 Ogallala, NE $47,701 Oshkosh, NE $47,601 Paxton, NE $47,601 Potter, NE $47,601 Purdum, NE $47,501 Sidney, NE $47,801

Seneca, NE $47,501 Stapleton, NE $47,601 Sutherland, NE $47,601 Thedford, NE $47,501 Tryon, NE $47,501 Venango, NE $47,701 Wallace, NE $47,601 Wellfleet, NE $47,601

Willow Island, NE $47,701 Valentine, NE $47,601 Ainsworth, NE $47,701 Cody, NE $47,501 Crookston, NE $47,601 Johnstown, NE $47,501 Kilgore, NE $47,501 Long Pine, NE $47,701

Merriman, NE $47,501 Nenzel, NE $47,501 Sparks, NE $47,501 Wood Lake, NE $47,501 Alliance, NE $47,601 Angora, NE $47,501 Ashby, NE $47,401 Bayard, NE $47,601

Bingham, NE $47,401 Bridgeport, NE $47,601 Chadron, NE $47,601 Crawford, NE $47,601 Ellsworth, NE $47,401 Gering, NE $47,801 Gordon, NE $47,501 Harrisburg, NE $47,601

Harrison, NE $47,601 Hay Springs, NE $47,601 Hemingford, NE $47,601 Hyannis, NE $47,501 Lakeside, NE $47,401 Lyman, NE $47,701 Mcgrew, NE $47,801 Marsland, NE $47,501

Melbeta, NE $47,901 Minatare, NE $47,701 Mitchell, NE $47,701 Morrill, NE $47,801 Rushville, NE $47,601 Scottsbluff, NE $47,801 Whiteclay, NE $47,501 Whitman, NE $47,401

Whitney, NE $47,501 Verdigre, NE $47,801 Wakefield, NE $47,301 Waterbury, NE $46,901 Wausa, NE $47,801 Wayne, NE $47,701 West Point, NE $47,901 Winnetoon, NE $47,801

Winside, NE $47,801 Wisner, NE $47,801 Wynot, NE $47,601 Grand Island, NE $47,901 Alda, NE $47,801 Amherst, NE $47,701 Anselmo, NE $47,601 Ansley, NE $47,701

Arcadia, NE $47,701 Archer, NE $47,701 Ashton, NE $47,701 Aurora, NE $47,801 Boelus, NE $47,801 Brewster, NE $47,601 Broken Bow, NE $47,701 Burwell, NE $47,701

Cairo, NE $47,801 Bristow, NE $47,701 Brunswick, NE $47,801 Butte, NE $47,701 Carroll, NE $47,701 Center, NE $47,801 Chambers, NE $47,701 Clearwater, NE $47,801

Coleridge, NE $47,701 Concord, NE $47,201 Creighton, NE $47,801 Crofton, NE $47,801 Dakota City, NE $46,701 Dixon, NE $47,201 Emerson, NE $47,001 Emmet, NE $47,701

Ewing, NE $47,701 Fordyce, NE $47,801 Hadar, NE $48,001 Hartington, NE $47,701 Hoskins, NE $47,901 Hubbard, NE $46,801 Inman, NE $47,801 Jackson, NE $46,801

Laurel, NE $47,601 Lynch, NE $47,701 Mclean, NE $47,801 Madison, NE $47,901 Magnet, NE $47,901 Maskell, NE $47,701 Meadow Grove, NE $47,901 Mills, NE $47,501

Naper, NE $47,601 Neligh, NE $47,901 Newcastle, NE $47,201 Newman Grove, NE $47,901 Newport, NE $47,601 Niobrara, NE $47,801 Oakdale, NE $47,801 Oneill, NE $47,801

Orchard, NE $47,801 Osmond, NE $47,901 Page, NE $47,801 Pierce, NE $47,901 Pilger, NE $47,801 Plainview, NE $47,901 Ponca, NE $47,001 Randolph, NE $47,801

Royal, NE $47,801 Saint Helena, NE $47,701 South Sioux City, NE $46,601 Spencer, NE $47,701 Springview, NE $47,601 Stanton, NE $47,901 Stuart, NE $47,701 Tilden, NE $47,901

Callaway, NE $47,701 Central City, NE $47,801 Chapman, NE $47,801 Comstock, NE $47,701 Dannebrog, NE $47,801 Doniphan, NE $47,801 Dunning, NE $47,601 Eddyville, NE $47,601

Elba, NE $47,701 Elm Creek, NE $47,701 Elyria, NE $47,701 Farwell, NE $47,701 Gibbon, NE $47,801 Giltner, NE $47,801 Greeley, NE $47,701 Hampton, NE $47,801

Hazard, NE $47,701 Kearney, NE $47,901 Hordville, NE $47,801 Lexington, NE $47,801 Litchfield, NE $47,701 Loup City, NE $47,701 Marquette, NE $47,801 Mason City, NE $47,701

Merna, NE $47,701 Miller, NE $47,701 North Loup, NE $47,701 Oconto, NE $47,601 Odessa, NE $47,901 Ord, NE $47,801 Overton, NE $47,701 Palmer, NE $47,801

Phillips, NE $47,801 Pleasanton, NE $47,701 Ravenna, NE $47,701 Riverdale, NE $47,701 Rockville, NE $47,701 Saint Libory, NE $47,801 Saint Paul, NE $47,801 Sargent, NE $47,701

Scotia, NE $47,701 Shelton, NE $47,801 Sumner, NE $47,701 Taylor, NE $47,601 Westerville, NE $47,701 Wolbach, NE $47,701 Wood River, NE $47,801 Hastings, NE $47,901

Winch Operator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Winch Operator salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $48,401. While startup companies pay approximate $48,401.

Winch Operator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$48,401
Growth Stage	51~500	$48,401
Established	501~5000	$48,401
Enterprise	5000+	$48,401

Winch Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Winch Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$38,801

Average $48,401/year

$58,401

$3,233

Average $4,033/month

$4,867

$746

Average $931/week

$1,123

$19

Average $23/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,401	$4,867	$1,123	$28
Average	$48,401	$4,033	$931	$23
25th Percentile	$38,801	$3,233	$746	$19

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