Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,684
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$7,236
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,951
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
$47,920
Kept after tax
$40,684
Worth in national money
$41,951
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,920, ranking 37 of 51 states — about 4.81% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Nevada reports figures for, this is number 333.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,920 the take-home is $40,684; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,951 would nationally. The average comes to $51,760, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada ranks 37 of 51 for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance, with a median of $47,920 — about 4.81% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Nevada's occupational distribution, dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance sits at 333 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 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Nevada, on $47,920, is $40,684 — equivalent to $41,951 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 $51,760 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,600 |
| This salary | $47,920 |
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 | $40,684 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,684 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$84 |
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 | $47,920 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$102 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,920 as a midpoint for Nevada, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,860 and the ninetieth is $77,600 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $40,684 take-home in Nevada comes from $47,920. 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 333 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,951, the adjusted value of that $47,920 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 333 of 485 in the state.
- The Nevada median of $47,920 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,860 to $77,600. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $40,684, from $47,920, 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 333 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $41,951 — the adjusted value of that $47,920 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 333 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $51,760, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $34,860 at the bottom tenth to $77,600 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 $41,951.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $40,684 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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 $51,760. 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 ($34,860) and the ninetieth ($77,600) 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 $41,951 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 $40,684 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.