Vinyl siding cost in Nebraska

Which Nebraska city is cheapest for vinyl siding?

1 of the 2 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $15,500, and the top-to-bottom gap is 4%. Each row prices the default size with that metro's own BLS wages and BEA price levels, so the gap between rows is real local variation rather than a flat markup.

Nebraska seasons and vinyl siding

Weather decides when exterior installation can happen, and Nebraska is not uniform. The table uses NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals from the weather station nearest each metro we cover, and counts the months that are neither cold nor hot enough to complicate the job.

Every Nebraska metro on the list has 9 comfortable months, though rainfall ranges from 29 inches a year in Lincoln to 32 in Omaha.

We do not adjust prices by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. Timing is still worth raising when you collect bids.

Nebraska versus the states around it

Nebraska ranks 39 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for vinyl siding, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $21,900 and the cheapest Arkansas at $14,500, both for 2,100 sq ft of wall at the midpoint. Nebraska sits at $15,500. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.

Basic, standard or premium: Nebraska prices

Bands overlap on purpose, since a good standard job can cost as much as a light premium one. Below are the three bands for the default size, then a grid from small house (1,200 sq ft of wall) to large house (3,000 sq ft of wall).

Why two Nebraska quotes can differ

• Style

  Clapboard vinyl siding runs $4-$7 per sq ft installed; board-and-batten is $5-$9 (HomeGuide).

• Old siding removal

  Taking the old siding off costs $0.70-$2.00 per sq ft. Check that disposal is included.

• Labor and season

  Siding labor is $40-$80 an hour or $2-$6 per sq ft, and it is highest in warm months.

• Wall area is not floor area

  A 2,000 sq ft house usually has more wall area than floor area once you count gables and two stories. Measure the wall, not the floor.

Wages behind the Nebraska number

Nebraska's labor line is priced from 3 trades, each compared with its US median wage. After weighting by each trade's share of the work, the state comes out at 0.90 times the national level.

Carpenters (47-2031), 60% of the weighting: a median of $24.19 an hour, 17% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $21.77 and $30.09 an hour. About 5,710 work in the state. That is 55.7 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $22.72 an hour, which is in line with the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $19.38 and $26.71 an hour. BLS counts 8,530 of them working in the state, 83.3 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Sheet metal workers (47-2211), 10% of the weighting: a median of $30.98 an hour, 4% above the US median of $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $22.13 and $42.46 an hour. About 440 work in the state. That is 4.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 7.7 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($30.09 an hour) would add about $1,000 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($21.77) would take off about $420. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 1,024,370 jobs across Nebraska (May 2025), which is 0.7% of US employment.

If you are planning more than one job in Nebraska

Each project weights the trades differently, so Nebraska's wage level does not push every price by the same amount. Compared with the US midpoint, attic insulation is +10% and roof replacement −11%.