Compliance Officers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,907
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$14,383
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,897
Nevada costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nevada — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$78,290
Kept after tax
$63,907
Worth in national money
$65,897
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nevada is 26 of 51 states for compliance officers, with a middle wage of $78,290. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Nevada reports figures for, this is number 138.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $78,290 the take-home is $63,907; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $65,897 would nationally. The average comes to $82,690, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada ranks 26 of 51 for compliance officers at $78,290. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Nevada's occupational distribution, compliance officers sits at 138 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for compliance officers in Nevada, on $78,290, is $63,907 — equivalent to $65,897 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $82,690 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Compliance Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,280 |
| This salary | $78,290 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Nevada | $63,907 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,907 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$132 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $78,290 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$183 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of compliance officers in Nevada earn under $78,290 and half over. The published range runs $43,120 at the tenth percentile to $124,280 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nevada's $63,907, worked from $78,290. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 138 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $65,897 uses one figure for the whole of Nevada. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 485 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 138.
- Figures are distribution medians for compliance officers in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,120 to $124,280; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Nevada take-home of $63,907, on $78,290 for work ranking 138 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 138 of 485 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,897, worked from $78,290, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Nevada address, on work sitting at 138 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $82,690, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $43,120 at the bottom tenth to $124,280 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nevada sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $65,897 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $63,907 survives, because Nevada levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Nevada is $82,690. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($43,120) and the ninetieth ($124,280) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nevada's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $65,897 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Nevada levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $63,907 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.