Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,625
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$8,445
15.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,046
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
$54,070
Kept after tax
$45,625
Worth in national money
$47,046
State rank
36
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $54,070, ranking 36 of 50 states — about 13.18% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Nevada reports figures for, this is number 287.
- Here is where Nevada does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $54,070 you keep $45,625, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,046 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $63,440, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nevada ranks 36 of 50 for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other, with a median of $54,070 — about 13.18% 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.
- In Nevada's occupational distribution, life, physical, and social science technicians, all other sits at 287 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Nevada income tax, retained pay for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other on $54,070 is $45,625. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,046 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 $63,440 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $54,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,500 |
| This salary | $54,070 |
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 | $45,625 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $45,625 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$94 |
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 | $54,070 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$114 |
| 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 $54,070. The published range is $37,360 up to $102,500, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $45,625, from $54,070, 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 287 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 $47,046 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 287.
- Reported values are medians; for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,360 to $102,500. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Nevada is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $45,625 from $54,070. 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 287 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,046, worked from $54,070, 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 287 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $63,440, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,360 at the bottom tenth to $102,500 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $47,046 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $45,625 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?
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.
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 $63,440. 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 ($37,360) and the ninetieth ($102,500) 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 $47,046 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 $45,625 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.