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Biochemist I Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Biochemist I make in Nebraska?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Biochemist I in Nebraska is $57,351 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,857
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,690 to $67,038
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,625

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Biochemist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,038	$5,586	$1,289	$32
Average	$57,351	$4,779	$1,103	$28
25th Percentile	$50,690	$4,224	$975	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Biochemist I Salaries

A Biochemist I'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 Biochemist I 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 Biochemist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,402.
California: $67,146.
Massachusetts: $66,251.

District of Columbia $67,402 California $67,146 Massachusetts $66,251 Washington $66,008 New Jersey $65,983 Alaska $65,898 Connecticut $65,058 New York $64,717

Hawaii $63,628 Rhode Island $63,116 Maryland $62,769 Minnesota $62,294 Colorado $62,112 Illinois $62,051 Oregon $61,820 Delaware $61,649

New Hampshire $61,542 Virginia $61,302 Pennsylvania $60,602 Nevada $60,249 North Dakota $60,133 Michigan $59,951 Wisconsin $59,884 Vermont $59,750

Texas $59,378 Maine $59,354 Arizona $59,318 Ohio $59,275 Georgia $58,715 Indiana $58,435 Wyoming $58,380 Utah $58,295

Iowa $58,258 Kansas $57,966 Louisiana $57,881 North Carolina $57,850 Missouri $57,838 Florida $57,601 Montana $57,473 Nebraska $57,351

Kentucky $57,284 South Carolina $57,041 Tennessee $56,889 Idaho $56,828 New Mexico $56,383 Oklahoma $56,286 Alabama $55,927 South Dakota $55,324

Arkansas $54,995 West Virginia $54,819 Mississippi $54,289

Top Paying Cities for Biochemist Is

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: $57,843
La Vista: $57,842
Adams: $56,804

Offutt A F B, NE $57,843 La Vista, NE $57,842 Adams, NE $56,804 Alexandria, NE $56,546 Alvo, NE $56,909 Auburn, NE $56,726 Avoca, NE $57,038 Barneston, NE $56,794

Beatrice, NE $56,752 Beaver Crossing, NE $56,739 Bee, NE $56,817 Belvidere, NE $56,525 Benedict, NE $56,626 Bennet, NE $56,813 Blue Springs, NE $56,615 Bradshaw, NE $56,604

Brock, NE $56,685 Brownville, NE $56,670 Bruning, NE $56,574 Burchard, NE $56,507 Burr, NE $56,854 Byron, NE $56,468 Carleton, NE $56,532 Chester, NE $56,510

Clatonia, NE $56,784 Cook, NE $56,860 Cordova, NE $56,721 Cortland, NE $56,791 Crab Orchard, NE $56,788 Crete, NE $56,792 Davenport, NE $56,534 Davey, NE $56,814

Dawson, NE $56,523 Daykin, NE $56,592 Denton, NE $56,805 Deshler, NE $56,587 De Witt, NE $56,720 Diller, NE $56,567 Dorchester, NE $56,746 Douglas, NE $56,829

Du Bois, NE $56,489 Dunbar, NE $56,962 Eagle, NE $56,844 Elk Creek, NE $56,616 Elmwood, NE $56,948 Endicott, NE $56,517 Exeter, NE $56,626 Fairbury, NE $56,630

Fairmont, NE $56,610 Falls City, NE $56,621 Filley, NE $56,704 Firth, NE $56,801 Friend, NE $56,722 Garland, NE $56,808 Geneva, NE $56,660 Gilead, NE $56,594

Goehner, NE $56,749 Grafton, NE $56,554 Greenwood, NE $56,936 Gresham, NE $56,649 Wilcox, NE $56,494 Alma, NE $56,513 Arapahoe, NE $56,489 Atlanta, NE $56,736

Axtell, NE $56,528 Ayr, NE $56,526 Beaver City, NE $56,438 Bertrand, NE $56,487 Bladen, NE $56,476 Bloomington, NE $56,433 Blue Hill, NE $56,536 Campbell, NE $56,483

Clay Center, NE $56,581 Deweese, NE $56,515 Edgar, NE $56,527 Edison, NE $56,414 Elwood, NE $56,489 Fairfield, NE $56,539 Franklin, NE $56,503 Funk, NE $56,487

Glenvil, NE $56,537 Guide Rock, NE $56,451 Hardy, NE $56,472 Harvard, NE $56,572 Heartwell, NE $56,494 Hendley, NE $56,424 Hildreth, NE $56,494 Holbrook, NE $56,427

Holdrege, NE $56,578 Holstein, NE $56,509 Inavale, NE $56,425 Inland, NE $56,542 Juniata, NE $56,592 Kenesaw, NE $56,556 Lawrence, NE $56,511 Loomis, NE $56,498

Minden, NE $56,556 Naponee, NE $56,446 Nelson, NE $56,512 Oak, NE $56,514 Orleans, NE $56,455 Oxford, NE $56,473 Ragan, NE $56,491 Red Cloud, NE $56,511

Republican City, NE $56,444 Riverton, NE $56,396 Roseland, NE $56,540 Ruskin, NE $56,503 Saronville, NE $56,537 Smithfield, NE $56,459 Stamford, NE $56,411 Superior, NE $56,546

Sutton, NE $56,603 Trumbull, NE $56,559 Upland, NE $56,465 Bellwood, NE $56,724 Mc Cook, NE $56,515 Bartley, NE $56,412 Benkelman, NE $56,396 Cambridge, NE $56,455

Champion, NE $56,484 Culbertson, NE $56,416 Curtis, NE $56,441 Danbury, NE $56,384 Enders, NE $56,346 Eustis, NE $56,446 Farnam, NE $56,391 Haigler, NE $56,401

Hayes Center, NE $56,357 Imperial, NE $56,494 Indianola, NE $56,434 Lebanon, NE $56,389 Max, NE $56,354 Maywood, NE $56,388 Moorefield, NE $56,367 Palisade, NE $56,396

Parks, NE $56,315 Stockville, NE $56,273 Stratton, NE $56,375 Trenton, NE $56,408 Wauneta, NE $56,389 Wilsonville, NE $56,375 North Platte, NE $56,559 Arnold, NE $56,404

Arthur, NE $56,229 Big Springs, NE $56,456 Brady, NE $56,421 Broadwater, NE $56,290 Brule, NE $56,442 Bushnell, NE $56,635 Chappell, NE $56,493 Cozad, NE $56,537

Dalton, NE $56,326 Dickens, NE $56,320 Dix, NE $56,428 Elsie, NE $56,340 Elsmere, NE $56,245 Gothenburg, NE $56,507 Grant, NE $56,497 Abie, NE $56,919

Arlington, NE $57,493 Ashland, NE $57,152 Bancroft, NE $56,532 Bellevue, NE $57,846 Bennington, NE $57,770 Blair, NE $57,605 Boys Town, NE $57,839 Bruno, NE $56,906

Cedar Bluffs, NE $57,104 Cedar Creek, NE $57,619 Ceresco, NE $56,856 Colon, NE $57,091 Craig, NE $56,735 Decatur, NE $56,560 Elkhorn, NE $57,723 Fort Calhoun, NE $57,782

Fremont, NE $57,326 Gretna, NE $57,528 Herman, NE $57,393 Homer, NE $55,417 Hooper, NE $57,197 Ithaca, NE $57,025 Kennard, NE $57,657 Linwood, NE $56,735

Louisville, NE $57,488 Lyons, NE $56,597 Macy, NE $56,036 Malmo, NE $56,987 Mead, NE $57,226 Memphis, NE $57,090 Hallam, NE $56,792 Hebron, NE $56,567

Henderson, NE $56,645 Hickman, NE $56,804 Hubbell, NE $56,476 Humboldt, NE $56,588 Jansen, NE $56,598 Johnson, NE $56,702 Julian, NE $56,820 Lewiston, NE $56,635

Liberty, NE $56,514 Lorton, NE $57,021 Mc Cool Junction, NE $56,667 Malcolm, NE $56,808 Manley, NE $57,265 Martell, NE $56,800 Milford, NE $56,794 Milligan, NE $56,610

Murdock, NE $57,085 Murray, NE $57,475 Nebraska City, NE $56,899 Nehawka, NE $57,282 Nemaha, NE $56,603 Odell, NE $56,568 Ohiowa, NE $56,575 Otoe, NE $57,009

Palmyra, NE $56,844 Panama, NE $56,811 Pawnee City, NE $56,559 Peru, NE $56,760 Pickrell, NE $56,782 Pleasant Dale, NE $56,802 Plymouth, NE $56,638 Raymond, NE $56,811

Reynolds, NE $56,484 Roca, NE $56,807 Rulo, NE $56,514 Salem, NE $56,480 Seward, NE $56,802 Shickley, NE $56,563 Shubert, NE $56,552 Sprague, NE $56,801

Staplehurst, NE $56,809 Steele City, NE $56,517 Steinauer, NE $56,573 Stella, NE $56,585 Sterling, NE $56,822 Strang, NE $56,540 Swanton, NE $56,708 Syracuse, NE $56,926

Table Rock, NE $56,603 Talmage, NE $56,736 Tecumseh, NE $56,733 Ong, NE $56,532 Tobias, NE $56,575 Unadilla, NE $56,886 Union, NE $57,311 Utica, NE $56,739

Verdon, NE $56,556 Virginia, NE $56,599 Waco, NE $56,644 Walton, NE $56,814 Waverly, NE $56,844 Weeping Water, NE $57,222 Western, NE $56,696 Wilber, NE $56,736

Wymore, NE $56,620 York, NE $56,736 Lincoln, NE $56,803 Nickerson, NE $57,336 Oakland, NE $56,720 Papillion, NE $57,832 Pender, NE $56,372 Plattsmouth, NE $57,646

Prague, NE $56,946 Rosalie, NE $56,232 St Columbans, NE $57,846 Scribner, NE $56,762 South Bend, NE $57,321 Springfield, NE $57,634 Tekamah, NE $57,006 Thurston, NE $55,795

Uehling, NE $56,906 Valley, NE $57,548 Valparaiso, NE $56,838 Wahoo, NE $56,997 Walthill, NE $55,890 Washington, NE $57,725 Waterloo, NE $57,590 Weston, NE $56,912

Winnebago, NE $55,584 Winslow, NE $57,241 Yutan, NE $57,381 Omaha, NE $57,850 Brainard, NE $56,862 Cedar Rapids, NE $56,568 Clarks, NE $56,600 Clarkson, NE $56,687

Creston, NE $56,705 David City, NE $56,863 Dodge, NE $56,713 Duncan, NE $56,784 Dwight, NE $56,833 Elgin, NE $56,615 Ericson, NE $56,479 Fullerton, NE $56,620

Genoa, NE $56,654 Howells, NE $56,693 Humphrey, NE $56,715 Leigh, NE $56,697 Lindsay, NE $56,674 Monroe, NE $56,662 Morse Bluff, NE $56,797 North Bend, NE $56,827

Osceola, NE $56,660 Petersburg, NE $56,602 Platte Center, NE $56,697 Polk, NE $56,624 Primrose, NE $56,557 Rising City, NE $56,685 Rogers, NE $56,699 Saint Edward, NE $56,642

Schuyler, NE $56,821 Shelby, NE $56,685 Silver Creek, NE $56,616 Snyder, NE $56,962 Spalding, NE $56,549 Stromsburg, NE $56,677 Surprise, NE $56,817 Ulysses, NE $56,819

Norfolk, NE $56,914 Allen, NE $55,737 Amelia, NE $56,386 Atkinson, NE $56,497 Bassett, NE $56,397 Battle Creek, NE $56,797 Beemer, NE $56,652 Belden, NE $56,464

Gurley, NE $56,406 Columbus, NE $56,828 Albion, NE $56,648 Ames, NE $57,140 Bartlett, NE $56,458 Belgrade, NE $56,553 Bloomfield, NE $56,604 Halsey, NE $56,330

Hershey, NE $56,419 Keystone, NE $56,299 Kimball, NE $56,587 Lemoyne, NE $56,341 Lewellen, NE $56,279 Lisco, NE $56,218 Lodgepole, NE $56,430 Madrid, NE $56,381

Maxwell, NE $56,394 Mullen, NE $56,226 Ogallala, NE $56,514 Oshkosh, NE $56,328 Paxton, NE $56,360 Potter, NE $56,383 Purdum, NE $56,299 Sidney, NE $56,615

Seneca, NE $56,269 Stapleton, NE $56,340 Sutherland, NE $56,386 Thedford, NE $56,295 Tryon, NE $56,252 Venango, NE $56,494 Wallace, NE $56,387 Wellfleet, NE $56,375

Willow Island, NE $56,500 Valentine, NE $56,355 Ainsworth, NE $56,445 Cody, NE $56,226 Crookston, NE $56,321 Johnstown, NE $56,296 Kilgore, NE $56,254 Long Pine, NE $56,432

Merriman, NE $56,187 Nenzel, NE $56,192 Sparks, NE $56,302 Wood Lake, NE $56,274 Alliance, NE $56,390 Angora, NE $56,214 Ashby, NE $56,156 Bayard, NE $56,392

Bingham, NE $56,151 Bridgeport, NE $56,383 Chadron, NE $56,371 Crawford, NE $56,393 Ellsworth, NE $56,142 Gering, NE $56,569 Gordon, NE $56,251 Harrisburg, NE $56,338

Harrison, NE $56,349 Hay Springs, NE $56,308 Hemingford, NE $56,326 Hyannis, NE $56,187 Lakeside, NE $56,151 Lyman, NE $56,512 Mcgrew, NE $56,652 Marsland, NE $56,197

Melbeta, NE $56,744 Minatare, NE $56,435 Mitchell, NE $56,509 Morrill, NE $56,580 Rushville, NE $56,313 Scottsbluff, NE $56,582 Whiteclay, NE $56,231 Whitman, NE $56,139

Whitney, NE $56,257 Verdigre, NE $56,554 Wakefield, NE $55,960 Waterbury, NE $55,558 Wausa, NE $56,646 Wayne, NE $56,502 West Point, NE $56,718 Winnetoon, NE $56,568

Winside, NE $56,574 Wisner, NE $56,606 Wynot, NE $56,367 Grand Island, NE $56,776 Alda, NE $56,654 Amherst, NE $56,486 Anselmo, NE $56,364 Ansley, NE $56,462

Arcadia, NE $56,462 Archer, NE $56,542 Ashton, NE $56,496 Aurora, NE $56,645 Boelus, NE $56,548 Brewster, NE $56,338 Broken Bow, NE $56,514 Burwell, NE $56,453

Cairo, NE $56,578 Bristow, NE $56,446 Brunswick, NE $56,601 Butte, NE $56,482 Carroll, NE $56,484 Center, NE $56,557 Chambers, NE $56,500 Clearwater, NE $56,597

Coleridge, NE $56,431 Concord, NE $55,895 Creighton, NE $56,646 Crofton, NE $56,620 Dakota City, NE $55,278 Dixon, NE $55,923 Emerson, NE $55,710 Emmet, NE $56,498

Ewing, NE $56,522 Fordyce, NE $56,564 Hadar, NE $56,897 Hartington, NE $56,487 Hoskins, NE $56,669 Hubbard, NE $55,448 Inman, NE $56,564 Jackson, NE $55,396

Laurel, NE $56,343 Lynch, NE $56,454 Mclean, NE $56,643 Madison, NE $56,761 Magnet, NE $56,735 Maskell, NE $56,503 Meadow Grove, NE $56,679 Mills, NE $56,302

Naper, NE $56,413 Neligh, NE $56,690 Newcastle, NE $55,908 Newman Grove, NE $56,682 Newport, NE $56,363 Niobrara, NE $56,579 Oakdale, NE $56,654 Oneill, NE $56,578

Orchard, NE $56,585 Osmond, NE $56,682 Page, NE $56,549 Pierce, NE $56,741 Pilger, NE $56,617 Plainview, NE $56,675 Ponca, NE $55,613 Randolph, NE $56,567

Royal, NE $56,565 Saint Helena, NE $56,491 South Sioux City, NE $55,227 Spencer, NE $56,476 Springview, NE $56,350 Stanton, NE $56,735 Stuart, NE $56,468 Tilden, NE $56,697

Callaway, NE $56,429 Central City, NE $56,660 Chapman, NE $56,583 Comstock, NE $56,432 Dannebrog, NE $56,568 Doniphan, NE $56,597 Dunning, NE $56,307 Eddyville, NE $56,400

Elba, NE $56,514 Elm Creek, NE $56,522 Elyria, NE $56,475 Farwell, NE $56,525 Gibbon, NE $56,570 Giltner, NE $56,565 Greeley, NE $56,516 Hampton, NE $56,600

Hazard, NE $56,472 Kearney, NE $56,683 Hordville, NE $56,603 Lexington, NE $56,590 Litchfield, NE $56,464 Loup City, NE $56,520 Marquette, NE $56,599 Mason City, NE $56,427

Merna, NE $56,456 Miller, NE $56,456 North Loup, NE $56,505 Oconto, NE $56,392 Odessa, NE $56,669 Ord, NE $56,545 Overton, NE $56,504 Palmer, NE $56,560

Phillips, NE $56,600 Pleasanton, NE $56,514 Ravenna, NE $56,537 Riverdale, NE $56,531 Rockville, NE $56,478 Saint Libory, NE $56,595 Saint Paul, NE $56,612 Sargent, NE $56,449

Scotia, NE $56,514 Shelton, NE $56,568 Sumner, NE $56,437 Taylor, NE $56,405 Westerville, NE $56,435 Wolbach, NE $56,520 Wood River, NE $56,558 Hastings, NE $56,722

Biochemist I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Biochemist I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $57,351. While startup companies pay approximate $57,351.

Biochemist I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$57,351
Growth Stage	51~500	$57,351
Established	501~5000	$57,351
Enterprise	5000+	$57,351

Biochemist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Biochemist I'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

$50,690

Average $57,351/year

$67,038

$4,224

Average $4,779/month

$5,586

$975

Average $1,103/week

$1,289

$24

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,038	$5,586	$1,289	$32
Average	$57,351	$4,779	$1,103	$28
25th Percentile	$50,690	$4,224	$975	$24

Biochemist I Salary Growth & Career Path

Biochemist I

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Biochemist I, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Biochemist I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Pharmacokinetics Scientist II	$84,730	48%
Bioinformatics Analyst II	$77,429	35%
Biochemist II	$72,842	27%
Biophysicist	$72,704	27%

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