Emergency Medical Technicians in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,359
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$5,201
13.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,367
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
$37,560
Kept after tax
$32,359
Worth in national money
$33,367
State rank
40
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 $37,560, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 15.54% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Nevada, this one sits low: 430 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Nevada does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $37,560 you keep $32,359, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,367 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $43,050, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nevada ranks 40 of 51 for emergency medical technicians, with a median of $37,560 — about 15.54% 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.
- Emergency medical technicians occupies position 430 of 485 in Nevada's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Nevada income tax, retained pay for emergency medical technicians on $37,560 is $32,359. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,367 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 $43,050 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Emergency Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,000 |
| This salary | $37,560 |
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 | $32,359 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,359 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$67 |
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 | $37,560 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$81 |
| 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 $37,560. The published range is $29,060 up to $59,000, 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 $32,359, worked from $37,560. 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 430 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,367 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 430.
- Reported values are medians; for emergency medical technicians in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,060 to $59,000. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Nevada take-home of $32,359, on $37,560 for work ranking 430 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 430 of 485 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,367, worked from $37,560, 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 430 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $43,050, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $29,060, the highest tenth $59,000, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $33,367.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $32,359 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.
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 $43,050. 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 ($29,060) and the ninetieth ($59,000) 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 $33,367 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 $32,359 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.