Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,409
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$13,751
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,352
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
$76,160
Kept after tax
$62,409
Worth in national money
$64,352
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $76,160, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 18.26% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 146 among 485 occupations Nevada publishes pay for.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $76,160 the take-home is $62,409; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $64,352 would nationally. The average lands at $74,470, below the middle of the range.
- Nevada ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, at $76,160 — about 18.26% 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.
- Position 146 of 485 in Nevada places licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Nevada, on $76,160, is $62,409 — equivalent to $64,352 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 $74,470 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $89,420 |
| This salary | $76,160 |
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 | $62,409 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,409 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$129 |
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 | $76,160 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$178 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,160 as a midpoint for Nevada, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,750 and the ninetieth is $89,420 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $62,409, from $76,160, 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 146 of 485 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $64,352, the adjusted value of that $76,160 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 146 of 485 locally.
- The Nevada median of $76,160 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,750 to $89,420. 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 $62,409 from $76,160. 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 146 of 485 locally.
- This $64,352 adjusted figure, worked from $76,160, 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 146 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 146 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $61,750 at the bottom tenth to $89,420 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nevada sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $64,352 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $62,409 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.
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 ($61,750 to $89,420) 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 $64,352 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 $62,409 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.