Fast Food and Counter Workers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,852
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$4,098
12.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,719
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
$31,950
Kept after tax
$27,852
Worth in national money
$28,719
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is one of the better-paying states for fast food and counter workers. The middle earner takes $31,950, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.4% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Nevada, this one sits low: 461 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $31,950 you keep $27,852 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $28,719 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $32,820, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nevada ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for fast food and counter workers, at $31,950 — about 2.4% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Fast food and counter workers occupies position 461 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.
- Retained pay in Nevada is $27,852 after the full tax stack, from $31,950. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $28,719 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $32,820 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Fast Food and Counter Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,860 |
| This salary | $31,950 |
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 | $27,852 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,852 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$58 |
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 | $31,950 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$70 |
| 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 fast food and counter workers in Nevada earn under $31,950 and half over. The published range runs $26,630 at the tenth percentile to $42,860 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $27,852 take-home in Nevada comes from $31,950. 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 461 of 485.
- Two cautions on $28,719, the adjusted value of that $31,950 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Nevada. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 461 of 485 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for fast food and counter workers in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,630 to $42,860; 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 $27,852, from $31,950, 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 461 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- This $28,719 adjusted figure, worked from $31,950, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 461 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 461 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $26,630 at the tenth percentile, $42,860 at the ninetieth.
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 $28,719 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $27,852 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($26,630 to $42,860) 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 $28,719 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 $27,852 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.