Helpers--Production Workers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,103
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$5,627
14.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,165
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
$39,730
Kept after tax
$34,103
Worth in national money
$35,165
State rank
27
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nevada is 27 of 49 states for helpers--production workers, with a middle wage of $39,730. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Nevada this is lower-paid work. Of 485 occupations the state publishes figures for, helpers--production workers ranks 400. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $39,730 you keep $34,103 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $35,165 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $40,450, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nevada ranks 27 of 49 for helpers--production workers at $39,730. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Nevada reports, helpers--production workers ranks 400 of 485, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Nevada is $34,103 after the full tax stack, from $39,730. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,165 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $40,450 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Helpers--Production Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,960 |
| This salary | $39,730 |
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 | $34,103 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,103 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$71 |
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 | $39,730 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$85 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $39,730 as a midpoint for Nevada, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $28,810 and the ninetieth is $51,960 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $34,103, from $39,730, 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 400 of 485 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,165 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 400.
- The Nevada median of $39,730 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $28,810 to $51,960. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Nevada is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $34,103 from $39,730. 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 400 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,165, worked from $39,730, 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 400 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,810 and the top tenth $51,960, so most people doing this work in Nevada sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $35,165 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $34,103 survives, because Nevada levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,810 to $51,960) 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 $35,165 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 $34,103 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.