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Highest Paying Jobs in Nevada

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Nevada, among 30 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Nevada
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Registered Nurses$104,39726,880
2General and Operations Managers$99,17438,200
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,83114,820
4First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,37414,140
5Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,83710,660
6Carpenters$62,42412,670
7Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,55616,450
8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,42814,940
9Construction Laborers$49,09311,750
10Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,81016,600
11Office Clerks, General$44,49920,230
12First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,18914,230
13Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,52412,250
14Customer Service Representatives$40,19030,310
15Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,90540,200
16Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,87232,740
17Cooks, Restaurant$38,74027,250
18Security Guards$37,39926,600
19Stockers and Order Fillers$37,10531,180
20Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,98810,560
21Dishwashers$35,09611,360
22Retail Salespersons$34,07343,470
23Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,97117,930
24Food Preparation Workers$33,55911,430
25Bartenders$32,28916,830

Highest-paying jobs in Nevada

This ranking covers 30 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Nevada. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Registered Nurses comes first at $104,397 a year; number 25 on the list, Bartenders, averages $32,289.

Each occupation links to its Nevada page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.