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title: "Average Salary in Nevada"
description: "Mean $62,050, median $47,660 in Nevada (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/nevada"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Nevada

Mean annual wage $62,050, median $47,660 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $47,670 (rank 49 of 51 by that measure; rank 40 nominal).

| Percentile | Nevada | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,270 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $36,150 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $47,660 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $74,140 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $106,080 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 100.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 114.1 |
| Goods | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 90.5 |
| Other services | 98.7 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $103,550 | 111,050 |
| Legal | $98,710 | 12,160 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $95,740 | 76,300 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $94,260 | 18,700 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $92,800 | 29,810 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $80,310 | 11,020 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $77,510 | 73,910 |
| Construction and Extraction | $61,740 | 89,610 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $60,660 | 62,120 |
| Community and Social Service | $60,250 | 16,600 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $56,990 | 21,690 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $55,080 | 58,940 |
| Production | $47,020 | 55,740 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $46,050 | 186,410 |
| Protective Service | $44,740 | 52,820 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $41,900 | 149,130 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $41,620 | 74,820 |
| Healthcare Support | $37,750 | 47,210 |
| Sales | $37,030 | 133,840 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $35,760 | 1,130 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $34,020 | 204,340 |
| Personal Care and Service | $32,720 | 64,190 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 45,850 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 43,920 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 42,520 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 40,850 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 38,920 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 32,830 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 32,110 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 31,270 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 30,160 workers
- [Cook, Restaurant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-restaurant): 27,250 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $252,120 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $192,460 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $165,000 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $162,200 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $161,560 median
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $150,510 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $149,770 median
- [Elevator Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/elevator-installer): $141,950 median
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $140,670 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $140,030 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [First-Line Supervisor of Gambling Services Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-gambling-services-workers): 21.54x the national share
- [Gambling Dealer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-dealer): 20.78x the national share
- [Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-and-sports-book-writer-and-runner): 16.09x the national share
- [Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-change-person-and-booth-cashier): 14.34x the national share
- [Gambling Cage Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-cage-worker): 14.25x the national share
- [Taper](https://nuecareer.com/careers/taper): 9.26x the national share
- [Continuous Mining Machine Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/continuous-mining-machine-operator): 7.95x the national share
- [Baggage Porter and Bellhop](https://nuecareer.com/careers/baggage-porter-and-bellhop): 7.64x the national share
- [Taxi Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/taxi-driver): 7.26x the national share
- [Earth Driller, Except Oil and Gas](https://nuecareer.com/careers/earth-driller): 6.95x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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