Women in Tech in Nebraska
How women in tech fare in Nebraska — state-adjusted pay gap, state ranking, and the national context that frames the local picture.
The state-adjusted picture
Women in tech nationally face the same structural conditions as women in every other field — but the overall wage environment in Nebraska modifies the baseline by -5.3% relative to the US average. A state where the overall pay gap is narrower tends to reflect narrower gaps within fields too, though field-specific dynamics dominate for specialized professions.
Nebraska elected its first woman US Senator in 1954.
National context
Tech has been the most-tracked and least-fixed diversity gap in American industry for 20 years. This page pulls the latest BLS, Pew, and NSF numbers on who actually works in tech, what they're paid, and where the pipeline is leaking.
National headline stats (tech)
Other fields in Nebraska
Tech in other states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the pay gap for women in tech in Nebraska?
Nebraska’s overall pay ratio is 79.4% — a 20.6% gap. The gap within tech follows the national pattern modified by Nebraska’s overall wage environment. See the full national field data for in-field specifics.
How does Nebraska rank on pay equity?
Nebraska ranks #36 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity, per Census ACS state ratios.
How are women represented in Nebraska politics?
28.6% of Nebraska state legislators are women (CAWP 2024). 1 women from Nebraska serve in the 119th US Congress.
Where does the national tech data come from?
BLS Labor Force Statistics; NSF Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E; Levels.fyi Compensation Database