Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,167
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$20,393
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,601
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
$98,560
Kept after tax
$78,167
Worth in national money
$80,601
State rank
19
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $98,560, ranking 19 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 485 occupations Nevada reports, this job comes in at 75 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $98,560 the take-home is $78,167; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $80,601 would nationally. The average comes to $102,580, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada occupies the middle band for medical scientists, except epidemiologists: a median of $98,560, ranking 19 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Medical scientists, except epidemiologists ranks 75 of 485 occupations by median in Nevada, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Nevada, on $98,560, is $78,167 — equivalent to $80,601 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 $102,580 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $77,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $125,100 |
| This salary | $98,560 |
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 | $78,167 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,167 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$162 |
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 | $98,560 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$223 |
| 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 medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Nevada earn under $98,560 and half over. The published range runs $77,990 at the tenth percentile to $125,100 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nevada's $78,167, worked from $98,560. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 75 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $80,601, the adjusted value of that $98,560 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 75 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $77,990 to $125,100; 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.
- The Nevada take-home of $78,167, on $98,560 for work ranking 75 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 75 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $80,601 — the adjusted value of that $98,560 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 75 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $102,580, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $77,990 and the top tenth $125,100, 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 $80,601 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $78,167 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.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 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 $102,580. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($77,990 to $125,100) 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 $80,601 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 $78,167 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.