State salary profile · Nevada

Nevada Salaries

Largest Nevada OEWS employment footprints with published wages, from BLS May 2025. Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV.

$165,976
Mean of top 50 medians
668
Occupations
4
Local wage areas
58,420
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in Nevada is $165,976.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 668 occupations in Nevada; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Dermatologists, earns $419,410, versus $24,960 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at the bottom of the range. Detail is available for 3 metro areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area. Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV.

Nevada · employment ≠ wage

In Nevada, Fast Food and Counter Workers lead by published employment (45,850 jobs, #1 of 637) but rank #610 of 637 on median wage ($31,950), while Radiologists top the wage list at $386,210 (#1 of 637) with 410 jobs (#379 of 637). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

45,850
Fast Food and Counter Work... employment #1
$386,210
Radiologists wage #1
#379
Employment rank of wage leader
#610
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of Nevada's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

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What this shows Fast Food and Counter Workers lead Nevada by employment; Radiologists lead on median wage at $386,210.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Nevada, the picture in one line

Nevada ranks #35 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Dermatologists at $419,410. Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV.

#35
of 54 states by published mean wage
$419,410
top-paying: Dermatologists
35th
percentile among all states
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area
local OEWS: Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area and Carson City, NV

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable. Start local checks in Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area.

Largest published OEWS footprints in Nevada

Financial Managers and Lawyers lead Nevada's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Financial Managers 8,090 jobs · $132,490
  2. 2. Lawyers 6,490 jobs · $150,510
  3. 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 5,360 jobs · $119,990
  4. 4. Software Developers 4,520 jobs · $128,810
  5. 5. Construction Managers 4,460 jobs · $115,250
  6. 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,610 jobs · $165,000
  7. 7. Pharmacists 2,500 jobs · $140,030
  8. 8. Physicians, All Other 2,400 jobs · $252,120
  9. 9. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2,160 jobs · $192,460
  10. 10. Nurse Practitioners 1,930 jobs · $140,670
  11. 11. Human Resources Managers 1,520 jobs · $128,550
  12. 12. Dental Hygienists 1,510 jobs · $115,290
  13. 13. Chief Executives 1,370 jobs · $149,770
  14. 14. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 1,300 jobs · $132,100
  15. 15. Dentists, General 1,100 jobs · $162,200
  16. 16. Physician Assistants 1,090 jobs · $134,660
  17. 17. Computer Network Architects 1,010 jobs · $138,060
  18. 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 780 jobs · $161,560
  19. 19. Veterinarians 680 jobs · $125,550
  20. 20. Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 510 jobs · $141,950

Local BLS wage areas inside Nevada

Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV.

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area Carson City, NV Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Nevada moved from $46,440 in May 2024 to $47,660 in May 2025 (+2.6%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • Nevada sits -0.1 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term shows the widest statewide vs national median gap in Nevada

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term publishes $24,960 here versus $41,670 nationally (-40.1%; 6,600statewide jobs). Next is Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners at $46,550 locally versus $35,510 nationally (+31.1%).

  1. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$24,960 in Nevada sits 40.1% below the national Substitute Teachers, Short-Term median of $41,670 (6,600 published local jobs).
  2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$46,550 in Nevada sits 31.1% above the national Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $35,510 (24,380 published local jobs).
  3. Sales Managers$109,790 in Nevada sits 26.0% below the national Sales Managers median of $148,270 (5,770 published local jobs).
  4. Gambling Dealers$25,690 in Nevada sits 25.1% below the national Gambling Dealers median of $34,320 (17,390 published local jobs).

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Nevada; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The Nevada OEWS table has a published median for 668 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 58,420; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $165,976 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker. Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV. Local OEWS areas in this extract include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV.

At the top of the ranking, Dermatologists pays a Nevada median of $419,410, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Radiologists at $386,210, followed by Physicians, Pathologists at $384,350. At the bottom of the published range, Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary has a median of $24,960, making the displayed endpoint ratio 16.8×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage. WageDex has BLS occupation rows for 3 metro areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area assigned to Nevada, allowing comparisons below the statewide estimate without treating nonmetropolitan areas as MSAs.

The employment-ordered lead of Financial Managers / Lawyers is the Nevada mix signal in this sample; the salary-ordered top of Dermatologists answers a different question. Neither row identifies why pay differs, open the occupation page for percentiles and local-area cells BLS actually releases.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$165,976

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$419,410

Dermatologists

Where Nevada ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories; local OEWS includes Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area and Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

$62,050 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 54 states & territories

$0–$5,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $5,000–$10,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $10,000–$15,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $15,000–$20,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$25,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$30,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $30,000–$35,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $35,000–$40,000: 1 states & territories (2%). Below this entry. $40,000–$45,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Below this entry. $45,000–$50,000: 1 states & territories (2%). Below this entry. $50,000–$55,000: 3 states & territories (6%). Below this entry. $55,000–$60,000: 8 states & territories (15%). Below this entry. $60,000–$65,000: 16 states & territories (30%). This entry sits in this band. $65,000–$70,000: 8 states & territories (15%). Above this entry. $70,000–$75,000: 8 states & territories (15%). Above this entry. $75,000–$80,000: 4 states & territories (7%). Above this entry. $80,000–$85,000: 3 states & territories (6%). Above this entry. $85,000–$90,000: 1 states & territories (2%). Above this entry. $90,000–$95,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Above this entry. $95,000–$100,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Above this entry. $100,000–$105,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Above this entry. $105,000–$110,000: 0 states & territories (0%). Above this entry. $110,000–$115,000: 1 states & territories (2%). Above this entry. This state $0 $115,000 every state & territory, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more states & territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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$50,000–$55,000 3 states & territories 6%
$55,000–$60,000 8 states & territories 15%
$60,000–$65,000 (this entry) 16 states & territories 30%
$65,000–$70,000 8 states & territories 15%
$70,000–$75,000 8 states & territories 15%
$75,000–$80,000 4 states & territories 7%
$80,000–$85,000 3 states & territories 6%
$85,000–$90,000 1 states & territories 2%
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$110,000–$115,000 1 states & territories 2%

$62,050 · 35th percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Nevada ranks #35 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($62,050). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

National-price-equivalent mean: dividing the $62,050 BLS All Occupations mean by the BEA state RPP gives $62,050. Inputs: BEA Regional Price Parity for Nevada (RPP 100.0, 2024; 100 = national average, all items, table SARPP). The division is a WageDex calculation, not an after-tax or household-income measure.

Largest OEWS footprints in Nevada

Published employment among the top-pay sample, top 15 by jobs

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Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 668 distinct occupations in Nevada. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage, reordered by published employment for this reading. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Top-pay occupations in Nevada, by employment

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Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published Nevada jobs so the title sequence follows the local OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Financial Managers $132,490
2 Lawyers $150,510
3 Medical and Health Services Managers $119,990
4 Software Developers $128,810
5 Construction Managers $115,250
6 Computer and Information Systems Managers $165,000
7 Pharmacists $140,030
8 Physicians, All Other $252,120
9 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $192,460
10 Nurse Practitioners $140,670
11 Human Resources Managers $128,550
12 Dental Hygienists $115,290
13 Chief Executives $149,770
14 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $132,100
15 Dentists, General $162,200
16 Physician Assistants $134,660
17 Computer Network Architects $138,060
18 Architectural and Engineering Managers $161,560
19 Veterinarians $125,550
20 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $141,950
21 Purchasing Managers $120,270
22 Public Relations Managers $114,130
23 Optometrists $135,650
24 Database Architects $140,200
25 Radiologists $386,210
26 General Internal Medicine Physicians $114,090
27 Crane and Tower Operators $115,840
28 Social Workers, All Other $121,830
29 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $116,180
30 Family Medicine Physicians $251,550
31 Power Plant Operators $131,400
32 Insulation Workers, Mechanical $114,130
33 Air Traffic Controllers $140,920
34 Compensation and Benefits Managers $115,180
35 Athletes and Sports Competitors $119,780
36 Computer Hardware Engineers $116,530
37 Actuaries $132,370
38 Psychologists, All Other $146,850
39 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $138,300
40 Psychiatrists $210,030
41 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $166,360
42 Computer and Information Research Scientists $134,310
43 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $121,660
44 Podiatrists $204,990
45 Physicists $154,030
46 Physicians, Pathologists $384,350
47 Dermatologists $419,410
48 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $345,600
49 Surgeons, All Other $326,520
50 Audiologists $133,110

Lowest Paying Jobs in Nevada

Occupation Median Salary
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $24,960
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $24,960
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $25,290
Gambling Dealers $25,690
Waiters and Waitresses $26,410
Social Science Research Assistants $26,560
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,460
Bartenders $27,460
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $28,630
School Bus Monitors $29,230
Childcare Workers $29,740
Parking Attendants $29,750
Cashiers $29,870
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $29,940
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $30,110
Food Processing Workers, All Other $30,120
Recreation Workers $30,150
Animal Caretakers $30,320
Tutors $30,420
Slaughterers and Meat Packers $30,430
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers $30,620
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $30,830
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $31,170
Crossing Guards and Flaggers $31,480
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $31,510

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in Nevada. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

Metro and Nonmetropolitan Wage Areas in Nevada

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area Carson City, NV Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV

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Salary vs. Cost of Living

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Fastest Growing Occupations

Where the job growth is heading

Nationwide states with similar All Occupations pay or employment scale

Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside Nevada. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($62,050 here) and reported employment (1,551,540 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Similar employment scale

Nearest headcount peers (floor 250,000 All Occupations jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Local OEWS areas and related Nevada pages

Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV.

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area

Local OEWS wage area

Carson City, NV

Local OEWS wage area

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

Local OEWS wage area

Reno, NV

Local OEWS wage area

Highest Paying in Nevada

Top 100 by median salary

Fastest Growing in Nevada

Projected 2024-2034 growth

Dermatologists

National occupation profile

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in Nevada? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $165,976/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in Nevada? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $62,050/year for Nevada in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 35th among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in Nevada? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Nevada is Dermatologists with a median salary of $419,410/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Radiologists at $386,210/year.
What jobs pay the least in Nevada? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this Nevada ranking is Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $24,960/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many local BLS wage areas are shown for Nevada? ▼
WageDex has occupation-level wage rows for 3 metro areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area assigned to Nevada. Published local OEWS areas include Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV. Nonmetropolitan reporting areas are not MSAs. Compare the same occupation and statistic across areas; published coverage can differ by occupation and geography.
How many occupations are shown for Nevada? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 668 distinct occupations in Nevada. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 58,420 jobs in covered establishments.

Federal sources behind Nevada wages

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BLS QCEW state series → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use Nevada wage data in a real decision

  • Financial Managers anchors the largest published OEWS footprint in Nevada, ahead of Lawyers; hold that mix next to Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area and Carson City, NV when the pay table alone does not describe the local mix. Financial Managers
  • Inside Nevada, re-check Dermatologists in Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV before treating the statewide median as a metro offer. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area
  • Open Dermatologists for percentile bands and local-area rows; Nevada's statewide median of $419,410 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Dermatologists
  • The published Nevada range runs from Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $24,960 to Dermatologists at $419,410; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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