Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,760
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$19,800
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,150
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
$96,560
Kept after tax
$76,760
Worth in national money
$79,150
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $96,560, ranking 29 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 485 occupations Nevada reports, this job comes in at 80 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $96,560 the take-home is $76,760; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $79,150 would nationally. The average lands at $96,380, below the middle of the range.
- Nevada occupies the middle band for electrical power-line installers and repairers: a median of $96,560, ranking 29 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Electrical power-line installers and repairers ranks 80 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 electrical power-line installers and repairers in Nevada, on $96,560, is $76,760 — equivalent to $79,150 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 $96,380 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,930 |
| This salary | $96,560 |
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 | $76,760 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,760 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$159 |
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 | $96,560 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$219 |
| 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 electrical power-line installers and repairers in Nevada earn under $96,560 and half over. The published range runs $65,000 at the tenth percentile to $134,930 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $76,760 take-home in Nevada comes from $96,560. 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 80 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $79,150 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 80.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,000 to $134,930; 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.
- Retained pay of $76,760, from $96,560, 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 80 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 29 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $79,150, worked from $96,560, 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 80 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $65,000 at the bottom tenth to $134,930 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 $79,150 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $76,760 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?
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 ($65,000) and the ninetieth ($134,930) 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 $79,150 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 $76,760 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.