Lodging Managers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,780
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$14,330
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,767
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
$78,110
Kept after tax
$63,780
Worth in national money
$65,767
State rank
12
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Nevada pays lodging managers a middle wage of $78,110, ranking 12 of 51 states and sitting about 12.79% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Nevada reports figures for, this is number 140.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $78,110 the take-home is $63,780; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $65,767 would nationally. The average comes to $95,770, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada's median for lodging managers is $78,110, about 12.79% above the national figure and 12 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Nevada's occupational distribution, lodging managers sits at 140 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.
- Post-tax income for lodging managers in Nevada, on $78,110, is $63,780 — equivalent to $65,767 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 $95,770 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Lodging Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $175,580 |
| This salary | $78,110 |
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 | $63,780 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,780 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$132 |
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 | $78,110 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$182 |
| 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 lodging managers in Nevada earn under $78,110 and half over. The published range runs $45,390 at the tenth percentile to $175,580 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $63,780 take-home in Nevada comes from $78,110. 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 140 of 485.
- Two cautions on $65,767, the adjusted value of that $78,110 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 140 of 485 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for lodging managers in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,390 to $175,580; 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 $63,780, from $78,110, 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 140 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 51 for it.
- This $65,767 adjusted figure, worked from $78,110, 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 140 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 140 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $95,770 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $45,390 at the bottom tenth to $175,580 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 $65,767 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $63,780 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.
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 $95,770. 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 ($45,390) and the ninetieth ($175,580) 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 $65,767 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 $63,780 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.