Conservation Scientists in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,207
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$12,823
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,081
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
$73,030
Kept after tax
$60,207
Worth in national money
$62,081
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nevada is 27 of 51 states for conservation scientists, with a middle wage of $73,030. 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 166.
- Here is where Nevada does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $73,030 you keep $60,207, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $62,081 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $72,640, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Nevada ranks 27 of 51 for conservation scientists at $73,030. 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, conservation scientists sits at 166 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.
- After federal, FICA and Nevada income tax, retained pay for conservation scientists on $73,030 is $60,207. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $62,081 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $72,640 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Conservation Scientists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $107,920 |
| This salary | $73,030 |
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 | $60,207 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,207 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$125 |
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 | $73,030 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$172 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Nevada earn less than $73,030. The published range is $36,780 up to $107,920, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $60,207 take-home in Nevada comes from $73,030. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 166 of 485.
- Two cautions on $62,081, the adjusted value of that $73,030 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Nevada. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 166 of 485 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for conservation scientists in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,780 to $107,920. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $60,207, from $73,030, assumes a single Nevada filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 166 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- This $62,081 adjusted figure, worked from $73,030, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 166 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 166 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,780 at the bottom tenth to $107,920 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $62,081.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $60,207 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?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($36,780) and the ninetieth ($107,920) 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 $62,081 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 $60,207 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.