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Product / project manager · Lincoln, NE

Product / project manager in Lincoln: $1,526/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Lincoln at $64,710 a year. About 950 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $48,830 and the 90th is $114,010. Pay ranks 385th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,526 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 185 miles away, at $3,665 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,526

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$64,710

$48,830 to $114,010

Rent (1 bd)

$993

$1,182 (2 bd)

Employment

950

Location quotient 0.76

Pay rank

385th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $64,710.

  • Taxes$1,107
  • Rent$993
  • Other living costs$1,766
  • Left over$1,526

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$64,710
Federal income tax
−$5,850
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,950
State income tax (NE)
−$2,486
Take-home pay
$51,424
Effective tax rate
20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$993
Groceries
$349
Getting around
$500
Healthcare
$393
Utilities and internet
$218
Everything else
$306
Total spending
$2,759

Left over each month

$5,393 gross, minus $1,107 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.

$1,526

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,665/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in Lincoln?

$64,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Lincoln?

$1,526 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Ames, about 185 miles away, leaves $3,665 a month, more than Lincoln.