Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,354
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$6,666
14.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,548
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
$45,020
Kept after tax
$38,354
Worth in national money
$39,548
State rank
37
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $45,020, ranking 37 of 48 states — about 2.49% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Nevada, this one sits low: 372 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,020 the take-home is $38,354; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,548 would nationally. The average comes to $46,240, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada ranks 37 of 48 for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic, with a median of $45,020 — about 2.49% 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.
- Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic occupies position 372 of 485 in Nevada's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in Nevada, on $45,020, is $38,354 — equivalent to $39,548 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 $46,240 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,110 |
| This salary | $45,020 |
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 | $38,354 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,354 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$79 |
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 | $45,020 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$96 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,020 as a midpoint for Nevada, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,580 and the ninetieth is $61,110 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $38,354, from $45,020, 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 372 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 $39,548 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 372.
- The Nevada median of $45,020 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,580 to $61,110. 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 $38,354 from $45,020. 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 372 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,548, worked from $45,020, 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 372 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,580 and the top tenth $61,110, 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 $39,548 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $38,354 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 48 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 ($34,580 to $61,110) 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 $39,548 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 $38,354 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.