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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Nebraska's public employees receive from state and local government.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $105,000 Dave Heineman
Lieutenant Governor $75,000 Rick Sheehy
Secretary of State $90,227 John Gale
Attorney General $114,228 Jon Bruning
Treasurer $ Shane Osborn


The salary of Nebraska's governor ranks 40th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


Nebraska Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $135,881 Mike Heavican
Associate Justice $135,881 Kenneth Stephan
Associate Justice $135,881 Lindsey Miller-Lerman
Associate Justice $135,881 John Gerrard
Associate Justice $135,881 Michael McCormack
Associate Justice $135,881 William Connolly
Associate Justice $135,881 John Wright


The salary of Nebraska's chief justice ranks 40th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Nebraska's associate justices ranks 38th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

  • An overview of state spending is provided in the Nebraska Personnel Almanac, published annually by the Nebraska Department of Administrative services. The report gives overall spending, workforce size and geographic distribution, and salaries of the top executives. Nebraska Library Commission - page on Personnel Almanac.
  • The state also publishes the personnel rosters of the universities in the University of Nebraska system here.

[edit] Helpful links

Nebraska State & Local Salaries

Nebraska Salary Survey

Nebraska Homepage

[edit] References

  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"