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Nebraska (NE)

Use this state snapshot to see whether LCA sponsorship is active, resilient, and worth deeper employer or city analysis.

Public LCA worksites across Nebraska (NE) in FY ALL

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Market Snapshot

Core signals from public filings.

Total Filings

9,843

All filings in this state

Approval Rate

97.47%

Current approval baseline

Median Wage

$82,247

Median offered wage

Avg Wage

$100,666

Average offered wage

Selected state intelligence

This state page should answer the first decision questions before you open any one city.

GoodLow Risk155 cities tracked

Nebraska (NE) logged 9,843 filings in FY ALL with a 97.47% approval rate. Coverage spans 155 tracked cities. Omaha is the clearest starting market with 6,389 filings.

Wage positioning is currently $18,883 below the national median.

Cities covered

155

Markets available to open from this state.

Start with

Omaha

6,389 filings

Highest median wage

Norfolk

$201,893

Lowest denial risk

Kearney

0.00%

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The state page should hand you the next city, not make you guess which market to open.

1. Omaha

Best starting city by filing volume.

97.6% approval

Filings

6,389

Median wage

$86,377

Denial rate

0.56%

Open Omaha

2. Lincoln

Strong local market worth checking after the lead city.

97.4% approval

Filings

1,422

Median wage

$66,125

Denial rate

0.70%

Open Lincoln

3. Elkhorn

Strong local market worth checking after the lead city.

97.3% approval

Filings

299

Median wage

$99,488

Denial rate

0.33%

Open Elkhorn

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2. Use the city directory next

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3. Compare or trend your shortlist

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State Brief

Decision signals, local market coverage, and where to go next

Decision Summary

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Tracks 155 cities in NE.
Approval rate is 97.47%.
Opportunity index is 75.93%.

Wage Premium

State Median Wage$82,247

National Median Wage$101,129

Premium-$18,883(-18.67%)

Best cities to open next

Omaha

6,389 filings · 97.6% approval

Median wage $86,377

Open Omaha

Lincoln

1,422 filings · 97.4% approval

Median wage $66,125

Open Lincoln

Elkhorn

299 filings · 97.3% approval

Median wage $99,488

Open Elkhorn

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How to read the Nebraska LCA page

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