Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

BLS metro-level wage data places Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV at a median of $66,300 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $64,370, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 2,570 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical educations are employed across the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas MSA in SOC 25-2022.

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pay distribution spans from $54,790 at the 10th percentile to $83,160 at the 90th, a 1.5× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $61,080 and the 75th at $83,160, so half of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas-based middle school teachers, except special and career/technical educations earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NV data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.