Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,598
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$19,732
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$78,983
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
$96,330
Kept after tax
$76,598
Worth in national money
$78,983
State rank
31
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada sits in the middle of the pack for physics teachers, postsecondary. The median is $96,330, ranking 31 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Nevada this is well-paid work. Of 485 occupations with published figures in the state, physics teachers, postsecondary ranks 82 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $96,330 the take-home is $76,598; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $78,983 would nationally. The average comes to $99,820, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada occupies the middle band for physics teachers, postsecondary: a median of $96,330, ranking 31 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Nevada publishes a median for, physics teachers, postsecondary sits 82 of 485 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for physics teachers, postsecondary in Nevada, on $96,330, is $76,598 — equivalent to $78,983 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 $99,820 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $68,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,100 |
| This salary | $96,330 |
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 | $76,598 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,598 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$159 |
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 | $96,330 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$219 |
| 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 $96,330. The published range is $68,050 up to $133,100, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $76,598 take-home in Nevada comes from $96,330. 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 82 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $78,983, the adjusted value of that $96,330 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 82 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for physics teachers, postsecondary in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $68,050 to $133,100. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $76,598, from $96,330, 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 82 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 31 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $78,983 — the adjusted value of that $96,330 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 82 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 $99,820 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $68,050 at the bottom tenth to $133,100 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $78,983.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $76,598 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 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 $99,820. 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 ($68,050 to $133,100) 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 $78,983 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 $76,598 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.