Education Administrators, Postsecondary in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,308
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$17,502
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,528
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
$88,810
Kept after tax
$71,308
Worth in national money
$73,528
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Nevada. The middle earner gets $88,810. That is 44 of 51 states, and about 15.09% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 485 occupations Nevada reports, this job comes in at 97 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $88,810 the take-home is $71,308; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $73,528 would nationally. The average comes to $111,420, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For education administrators, postsecondary, Nevada sits in the lower band at $88,810, ranking 44 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 15.09%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Education administrators, postsecondary ranks 97 of 485 occupations by median in Nevada, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for education administrators, postsecondary in Nevada, on $88,810, is $71,308 — equivalent to $73,528 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 $111,420 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $88,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $176,730 |
| This salary | $88,810 |
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 | $71,308 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,308 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$148 |
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 | $88,810 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$204 |
| 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 education administrators, postsecondary in Nevada earn under $88,810 and half over. The published range runs $60,950 at the tenth percentile to $176,730 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 $71,308, worked from $88,810. 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 97 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $73,528, the adjusted value of that $88,810 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 97 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for education administrators, postsecondary in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,950 to $176,730; 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 $71,308, on $88,810 for work ranking 97 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 97 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $73,528 — the adjusted value of that $88,810 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 97 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 $111,420, 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 $60,950 at the bottom tenth to $176,730 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 $73,528.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $71,308 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.
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 $111,420. 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 ($60,950) and the ninetieth ($176,730) 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 $73,528 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 $71,308 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.