Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,130
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$7,590
15.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,442
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
$49,720
Kept after tax
$42,130
Worth in national money
$43,442
State rank
27
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Nevada pays this job around $49,720 at the midpoint, 27 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 311 among 485 occupations Nevada publishes pay for.
- Here is where Nevada does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $49,720 you keep $42,130, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $43,442 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $54,360, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For educational instruction and library workers, all other the Nevada median is $49,720, ranking 27 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 311 of 485 in Nevada places educational instruction and library workers, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Nevada income tax, retained pay for educational instruction and library workers, all other on $49,720 is $42,130. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $43,442 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 $54,360 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $113,250 |
| This salary | $49,720 |
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 | $42,130 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,130 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$87 |
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 | $49,720 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$105 |
| 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 $49,720. The published range is $29,690 up to $113,250, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nevada's $42,130, worked from $49,720. 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 311 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,442, the adjusted value of that $49,720 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 311 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for educational instruction and library workers, all other in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,690 to $113,250. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Nevada take-home of $42,130, on $49,720 for work ranking 311 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 311 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $43,442 — the adjusted value of that $49,720 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 311 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $54,360 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $29,690 at the bottom tenth to $113,250 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Nevada is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $43,442 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $42,130 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $54,360. 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 ($29,690) and the ninetieth ($113,250) 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 $43,442 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 $42,130 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.