Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$90,563
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$25,617
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$93,383
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
$116,180
Kept after tax
$90,563
Worth in national money
$93,383
State rank
28
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $116,180, ranking 28 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Nevada. It ranks 26 out of 485 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Nevada does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $116,180 you keep $90,563, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $93,383 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $115,540, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Nevada occupies the middle band for electronics engineers, except computer: a median of $116,180, ranking 28 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Nevada, electronics engineers, except computer ranks 26 of 485 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Nevada income tax, retained pay for electronics engineers, except computer on $116,180 is $90,563. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $93,383 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 $115,540 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $116,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $158,350 |
| This salary | $116,180 |
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 | $90,563 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $90,563 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$187 |
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 | $116,180 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$259 |
| 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 electronics engineers, except computer in Nevada earn under $116,180 and half over. The published range runs $79,930 at the tenth percentile to $158,350 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $90,563, from $116,180, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 26 of 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $93,383, the adjusted value of that $116,180 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 26 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electronics engineers, except computer in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $79,930 to $158,350; 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.
- Take-home for Nevada is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $90,563 from $116,180. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 26 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $93,383 — the adjusted value of that $116,180 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 26 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $79,930 at the bottom tenth to $158,350 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $93,383.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $90,563 of this wage reaches your account, because Nevada takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($79,930 to $158,350) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nevada rather than a national figure.
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 $93,383 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 $90,563 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.