Manufacturing in Nebraska

Manufacturing (NAICS 31) in Nebraska reports 104,418 workers across 1,761 establishments, with $6.6B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.8% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether Nebraska is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Manufacturing employees in Nebraska is $63,620/yr, versus a national average of $73,202/yr. Nebraska pays below the national average for this industry — common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Manufacturing is 6.7%, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size — both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Manufacturing national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Nebraska overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).