Cyber Security Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Cyber Security Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cyber Security Engineer in Nebraska is $128,906 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $62.

However, a Cyber Security Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $147,169
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $121,391 to $138,465
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $114,548

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Cyber Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$138,465	$11,539	$2,663	$67
Average	$128,906	$10,742	$2,479	$62
25th Percentile	$121,391	$10,116	$2,334	$58

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Key Factors That Influence Cyber Security Engineer Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Cyber Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cyber Security Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $103,492
Early Career (1-2 years): $128,203
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $148,010
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $174,450
Expert (over 8 years): $203,900

Levels	Salary
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$103,492
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$128,203
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$148,010
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$174,450
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$203,900

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How Do Cyber Security Engineer 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 Cyber Security Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $151,496.
California: $150,921.
Massachusetts: $148,910.

District of Columbia $151,496 California $150,921 Massachusetts $148,910 Washington $148,363 New Jersey $148,308 Alaska $148,116 Connecticut $146,228 New York $145,462

Hawaii $143,013 Rhode Island $141,863 Maryland $141,083 Minnesota $140,016 Colorado $139,606 Illinois $139,469 Oregon $138,949 Delaware $138,566

New Hampshire $138,325 Virginia $137,786 Pennsylvania $136,212 Nevada $135,419 North Dakota $135,159 Michigan $134,748 Wisconsin $134,598 Vermont $134,297

Texas $133,462 Maine $133,407 Arizona $133,325 Ohio $133,229 Georgia $131,971 Indiana $131,341 Wyoming $131,218 Utah $131,026

Iowa $130,944 Kansas $130,288 Louisiana $130,096 North Carolina $130,028 Missouri $130,000 Florida $129,467 Montana $129,179 Nebraska $128,906

Kentucky $128,755 South Carolina $128,208 Tennessee $127,866 Idaho $127,729 New Mexico $126,730 Oklahoma $126,511 Alabama $125,704 South Dakota $124,349

Arkansas $123,610 West Virginia $123,214 Mississippi $122,023

Top Paying Cities for Cyber Security Engineers

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: $129,535
La Vista: $129,658
Adams: $125,895

Offutt A F B, NE $129,535 La Vista, NE $129,658 Adams, NE $125,895 Alexandria, NE $125,895 Alvo, NE $126,730 Auburn, NE $125,895 Avoca, NE $126,826 Barneston, NE $125,895

Beatrice, NE $125,895 Beaver Crossing, NE $125,895 Bee, NE $126,251 Belvidere, NE $125,895 Benedict, NE $125,895 Bennet, NE $127,086 Blue Springs, NE $125,895 Bradshaw, NE $125,895

Brock, NE $125,895 Brownville, NE $126,881 Bruning, NE $125,895 Burchard, NE $125,895 Burr, NE $125,895 Byron, NE $125,895 Carleton, NE $125,895 Chester, NE $125,895

Clatonia, NE $125,895 Cook, NE $125,895 Cordova, NE $125,895 Cortland, NE $126,251 Crab Orchard, NE $125,895 Crete, NE $126,607 Davenport, NE $125,895 Davey, NE $127,551

Dawson, NE $125,895 Daykin, NE $125,895 Denton, NE $127,674 Deshler, NE $125,895 De Witt, NE $125,895 Diller, NE $125,895 Dorchester, NE $126,019 Douglas, NE $126,128

Du Bois, NE $124,705 Dunbar, NE $126,648 Eagle, NE $127,086 Elk Creek, NE $125,895 Elmwood, NE $126,826 Endicott, NE $125,895 Exeter, NE $125,895 Fairbury, NE $125,895

Fairmont, NE $125,895 Falls City, NE $123,515 Filley, NE $125,895 Firth, NE $126,374 Friend, NE $125,895 Garland, NE $126,963 Geneva, NE $125,895 Gilead, NE $125,895

Goehner, NE $125,895 Grafton, NE $125,895 Greenwood, NE $126,840 Gresham, NE $125,895 Wilcox, NE $125,895 Alma, NE $125,895 Arapahoe, NE $125,895 Atlanta, NE $125,895

Axtell, NE $125,895 Ayr, NE $125,895 Beaver City, NE $125,895 Bertrand, NE $125,895 Bladen, NE $125,895 Bloomington, NE $125,895 Blue Hill, NE $125,895 Campbell, NE $125,895

Clay Center, NE $125,895 Deweese, NE $125,895 Edgar, NE $125,895 Edison, NE $125,895 Elwood, NE $125,895 Fairfield, NE $125,895 Franklin, NE $125,895 Funk, NE $125,895

Glenvil, NE $125,895 Guide Rock, NE $125,895 Hardy, NE $125,895 Harvard, NE $125,895 Heartwell, NE $125,895 Hendley, NE $125,895 Hildreth, NE $125,895 Holbrook, NE $125,895

Holdrege, NE $125,895 Holstein, NE $125,895 Inavale, NE $125,895 Inland, NE $125,895 Juniata, NE $125,895 Kenesaw, NE $125,895 Lawrence, NE $125,895 Loomis, NE $125,895

Minden, NE $125,895 Naponee, NE $125,895 Nelson, NE $125,895 Oak, NE $125,895 Orleans, NE $125,895 Oxford, NE $125,895 Ragan, NE $125,895 Red Cloud, NE $125,895

Republican City, NE $125,895 Riverton, NE $125,895 Roseland, NE $125,895 Ruskin, NE $125,895 Saronville, NE $125,895 Smithfield, NE $125,895 Stamford, NE $125,895 Superior, NE $125,895

Sutton, NE $125,895 Trumbull, NE $125,895 Upland, NE $125,895 Bellwood, NE $125,895 Mc Cook, NE $126,799 Bartley, NE $125,895 Benkelman, NE $135,501 Cambridge, NE $125,895

Champion, NE $133,353 Culbertson, NE $133,900 Curtis, NE $125,895 Danbury, NE $125,895 Enders, NE $133,353 Eustis, NE $125,895 Farnam, NE $125,895 Haigler, NE $135,501

Hayes Center, NE $133,353 Imperial, NE $133,353 Indianola, NE $125,895 Lebanon, NE $125,895 Max, NE $135,501 Maywood, NE $126,799 Moorefield, NE $125,895 Palisade, NE $135,569

Parks, NE $135,501 Stockville, NE $125,895 Stratton, NE $134,748 Trenton, NE $133,489 Wauneta, NE $133,353 Wilsonville, NE $125,895 North Platte, NE $125,252 Arnold, NE $125,895

Arthur, NE $127,702 Big Springs, NE $127,702 Brady, NE $125,895 Broadwater, NE $127,702 Brule, NE $127,702 Bushnell, NE $127,702 Chappell, NE $127,702 Cozad, NE $125,895

Dalton, NE $127,702 Dickens, NE $130,958 Dix, NE $127,702 Elsie, NE $130,958 Elsmere, NE $113,225 Gothenburg, NE $125,895 Grant, NE $130,958 Abie, NE $125,895

Arlington, NE $127,661 Ashland, NE $126,935 Bancroft, NE $121,750 Bellevue, NE $129,658 Bennington, NE $129,302 Blair, NE $128,235 Boys Town, NE $129,658 Bruno, NE $125,895

Cedar Bluffs, NE $127,058 Cedar Creek, NE $128,824 Ceresco, NE $126,963 Colon, NE $126,826 Craig, NE $127,195 Decatur, NE $121,750 Elkhorn, NE $129,070 Fort Calhoun, NE $129,179

Fremont, NE $127,401 Gretna, NE $128,714 Herman, NE $127,879 Homer, NE $122,735 Hooper, NE $127,879 Ithaca, NE $126,730 Kennard, NE $128,468 Linwood, NE $125,895

Louisville, NE $127,291 Lyons, NE $121,750 Macy, NE $121,750 Malmo, NE $126,511 Mead, NE $126,908 Memphis, NE $126,867 Hallam, NE $126,484 Hebron, NE $125,895

Henderson, NE $125,895 Hickman, NE $127,195 Hubbell, NE $125,895 Humboldt, NE $125,895 Jansen, NE $125,895 Johnson, NE $125,895 Julian, NE $125,895 Lewiston, NE $125,895

Liberty, NE $125,895 Lorton, NE $126,320 Mc Cool Junction, NE $125,895 Malcolm, NE $127,674 Manley, NE $126,935 Martell, NE $127,442 Milford, NE $126,730 Milligan, NE $125,895

Murdock, NE $126,826 Murray, NE $127,510 Nebraska City, NE $127,264 Nehawka, NE $127,113 Nemaha, NE $126,881 Odell, NE $125,895 Ohiowa, NE $125,895 Otoe, NE $126,648

Palmyra, NE $126,607 Panama, NE $126,607 Pawnee City, NE $125,895 Peru, NE $126,881 Pickrell, NE $125,895 Pleasant Dale, NE $127,442 Plymouth, NE $125,895 Raymond, NE $127,674

Reynolds, NE $125,895 Roca, NE $127,442 Rulo, NE $127,743 Salem, NE $124,705 Seward, NE $126,374 Shickley, NE $125,895 Shubert, NE $126,881 Sprague, NE $127,195

Staplehurst, NE $125,895 Steele City, NE $125,895 Steinauer, NE $125,895 Stella, NE $125,895 Sterling, NE $125,895 Strang, NE $125,895 Swanton, NE $125,895 Syracuse, NE $126,347

Table Rock, NE $125,895 Talmage, NE $125,895 Tecumseh, NE $125,895 Ong, NE $125,895 Tobias, NE $125,895 Unadilla, NE $126,279 Union, NE $127,236 Utica, NE $125,895

Verdon, NE $125,759 Virginia, NE $125,895 Waco, NE $125,895 Walton, NE $127,442 Waverly, NE $127,551 Weeping Water, NE $126,908 Western, NE $125,895 Wilber, NE $125,895

Wymore, NE $125,895 York, NE $125,895 Lincoln, NE $127,674 Nickerson, NE $127,879 Oakland, NE $123,788 Papillion, NE $129,658 Pender, NE $121,750 Plattsmouth, NE $128,714

Prague, NE $126,374 Rosalie, NE $121,750 St Columbans, NE $129,302 Scribner, NE $127,879 South Bend, NE $127,031 Springfield, NE $128,947 Tekamah, NE $127,879 Thurston, NE $121,750

Uehling, NE $127,879 Valley, NE $127,674 Valparaiso, NE $126,730 Wahoo, NE $126,648 Walthill, NE $121,750 Washington, NE $128,947 Waterloo, NE $128,714 Weston, NE $126,388

Winnebago, NE $122,242 Winslow, NE $127,879 Yutan, NE $127,195 Omaha, NE $129,658 Brainard, NE $125,895 Cedar Rapids, NE $125,895 Clarks, NE $125,895 Clarkson, NE $125,170

Creston, NE $123,816 David City, NE $125,895 Dodge, NE $125,170 Duncan, NE $125,895 Dwight, NE $126,019 Elgin, NE $121,750 Ericson, NE $123,816 Fullerton, NE $125,895

Genoa, NE $125,895 Howells, NE $125,170 Humphrey, NE $123,816 Leigh, NE $123,816 Lindsay, NE $123,816 Monroe, NE $125,895 Morse Bluff, NE $126,744 North Bend, NE $126,689

Osceola, NE $125,895 Petersburg, NE $123,816 Platte Center, NE $125,895 Polk, NE $125,895 Primrose, NE $125,895 Rising City, NE $125,895 Rogers, NE $125,895 Saint Edward, NE $125,895

Schuyler, NE $125,895 Shelby, NE $125,895 Silver Creek, NE $125,895 Snyder, NE $124,815 Spalding, NE $125,895 Stromsburg, NE $125,895 Surprise, NE $125,895 Ulysses, NE $125,895

Norfolk, NE $121,750 Allen, NE $121,832 Amelia, NE $121,750 Atkinson, NE $121,941 Bassett, NE $113,225 Battle Creek, NE $121,750 Beemer, NE $121,750 Belden, NE $121,750

Gurley, NE $127,702 Columbus, NE $125,895 Albion, NE $125,895 Ames, NE $127,223 Bartlett, NE $123,816 Belgrade, NE $125,895 Bloomfield, NE $121,750 Halsey, NE $113,225

Hershey, NE $130,958 Keystone, NE $127,702 Kimball, NE $127,702 Lemoyne, NE $127,702 Lewellen, NE $127,702 Lisco, NE $127,702 Lodgepole, NE $127,702 Madrid, NE $130,958

Maxwell, NE $125,895 Mullen, NE $116,468 Ogallala, NE $127,702 Oshkosh, NE $127,702 Paxton, NE $130,958 Potter, NE $127,702 Purdum, NE $113,225 Sidney, NE $127,702

Seneca, NE $116,468 Stapleton, NE $120,285 Sutherland, NE $130,958 Thedford, NE $113,225 Tryon, NE $120,217 Venango, NE $130,958 Wallace, NE $130,958 Wellfleet, NE $129,275

Willow Island, NE $125,895 Valentine, NE $113,225 Ainsworth, NE $113,225 Cody, NE $116,468 Crookston, NE $113,225 Johnstown, NE $113,225 Kilgore, NE $113,225 Long Pine, NE $113,225

Merriman, NE $119,711 Nenzel, NE $113,225 Sparks, NE $113,225 Wood Lake, NE $113,225 Alliance, NE $127,702 Angora, NE $127,702 Ashby, NE $123,706 Bayard, NE $127,702

Bingham, NE $123,706 Bridgeport, NE $127,702 Chadron, NE $119,711 Crawford, NE $119,711 Ellsworth, NE $123,706 Gering, NE $127,702 Gordon, NE $119,711 Harrisburg, NE $127,702

Harrison, NE $119,711 Hay Springs, NE $119,711 Hemingford, NE $123,706 Hyannis, NE $123,706 Lakeside, NE $123,706 Lyman, NE $127,702 Mcgrew, NE $127,702 Marsland, NE $123,706

Melbeta, NE $127,702 Minatare, NE $127,702 Mitchell, NE $127,702 Morrill, NE $127,702 Rushville, NE $119,711 Scottsbluff, NE $127,702 Whiteclay, NE $119,711 Whitman, NE $116,468

Whitney, NE $119,711 Verdigre, NE $121,750 Wakefield, NE $121,750 Waterbury, NE $122,406 Wausa, NE $121,750 Wayne, NE $121,750 West Point, NE $121,750 Winnetoon, NE $121,750

Winside, NE $121,750 Wisner, NE $121,750 Wynot, NE $121,750 Grand Island, NE $125,895 Alda, NE $125,895 Amherst, NE $125,895 Anselmo, NE $123,816 Ansley, NE $125,895

Arcadia, NE $125,895 Archer, NE $125,895 Ashton, NE $125,895 Aurora, NE $125,895 Boelus, NE $125,895 Brewster, NE $120,285 Broken Bow, NE $125,895 Burwell, NE $123,816

Cairo, NE $125,895 Bristow, NE $121,941 Brunswick, NE $121,750 Butte, NE $119,040 Carroll, NE $121,750 Center, NE $121,750 Chambers, NE $121,750 Clearwater, NE $121,750

Coleridge, NE $121,750 Concord, NE $121,750 Creighton, NE $121,750 Crofton, NE $121,750 Dakota City, NE $122,981 Dixon, NE $121,750 Emerson, NE $121,914 Emmet, NE $121,941

Ewing, NE $121,750 Fordyce, NE $121,750 Hadar, NE $121,750 Hartington, NE $121,750 Hoskins, NE $121,750 Hubbard, NE $122,735 Inman, NE $121,750 Jackson, NE $122,981

Laurel, NE $121,750 Lynch, NE $121,941 Mclean, NE $121,750 Madison, NE $121,750 Magnet, NE $121,750 Maskell, NE $121,750 Meadow Grove, NE $121,750 Mills, NE $113,225

Naper, NE $113,225 Neligh, NE $121,750 Newcastle, NE $121,750 Newman Grove, NE $123,816 Newport, NE $113,225 Niobrara, NE $121,941 Oakdale, NE $121,750 Oneill, NE $121,941

Orchard, NE $121,750 Osmond, NE $121,750 Page, NE $121,750 Pierce, NE $121,750 Pilger, NE $121,750 Plainview, NE $121,750 Ponca, NE $122,488 Randolph, NE $121,750

Royal, NE $121,750 Saint Helena, NE $121,750 South Sioux City, NE $122,981 Spencer, NE $121,941 Springview, NE $113,225 Stanton, NE $121,750 Stuart, NE $119,040 Tilden, NE $121,750

Callaway, NE $125,895 Central City, NE $125,895 Chapman, NE $125,895 Comstock, NE $125,895 Dannebrog, NE $125,895 Doniphan, NE $125,895 Dunning, NE $120,285 Eddyville, NE $125,895

Elba, NE $125,895 Elm Creek, NE $125,895 Elyria, NE $123,816 Farwell, NE $125,895 Gibbon, NE $125,895 Giltner, NE $125,895 Greeley, NE $125,895 Hampton, NE $125,895

Hazard, NE $125,895 Kearney, NE $125,895 Hordville, NE $125,895 Lexington, NE $125,895 Litchfield, NE $125,895 Loup City, NE $125,895 Marquette, NE $125,895 Mason City, NE $125,895

Merna, NE $125,895 Miller, NE $125,895 North Loup, NE $125,895 Oconto, NE $125,895 Odessa, NE $125,895 Ord, NE $125,895 Overton, NE $125,895 Palmer, NE $125,895

Phillips, NE $125,895 Pleasanton, NE $125,895 Ravenna, NE $125,895 Riverdale, NE $125,895 Rockville, NE $125,895 Saint Libory, NE $125,895 Saint Paul, NE $125,895 Sargent, NE $125,895

Scotia, NE $125,895 Shelton, NE $125,895 Sumner, NE $125,895 Taylor, NE $123,816 Westerville, NE $125,895 Wolbach, NE $125,895 Wood River, NE $125,895 Hastings, NE $125,895

Cyber Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cyber Security Engineer'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 February 01, 2026

$121,391

Average $128,906/year

$138,465

$10,116

Average $10,742/month

$11,539

$2,334

Average $2,479/week

$2,663

$58

Average $62/hour

$67

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$138,465	$11,539	$2,663	$67
Average	$128,906	$10,742	$2,479	$62
25th Percentile	$121,391	$10,116	$2,334	$58

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