Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,803
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$9,467
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,354
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
$59,270
Kept after tax
$49,803
Worth in national money
$51,354
State rank
42
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 $59,270, ranking 42 of 48 states — about 23.66% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 261 among 485 occupations Nevada publishes pay for.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,270 the take-home is $49,803; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,354 would nationally. The average comes to $62,920, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada ranks 42 of 48 for postsecondary teachers, all other, with a median of $59,270 — about 23.66% 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.
- Position 261 of 485 in Nevada places postsecondary teachers, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for postsecondary teachers, all other in Nevada, on $59,270, is $49,803 — equivalent to $51,354 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 $62,920 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,940 |
| This salary | $59,270 |
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 | $49,803 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,803 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$103 |
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 | $59,270 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$125 |
| 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 postsecondary teachers, all other in Nevada earn under $59,270 and half over. The published range runs $38,350 at the tenth percentile to $104,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $49,803, from $59,270, 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 261 of 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,354, the adjusted value of that $59,270 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 261 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for postsecondary teachers, all other in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,350 to $104,940; 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.
- Take-home for Nevada is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,803 from $59,270. 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 261 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $51,354 — the adjusted value of that $59,270 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 261 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 $62,920, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $38,350 and the top tenth $104,940 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $51,354 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $49,803 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?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $62,920. 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 ($38,350) and the ninetieth ($104,940) 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 $51,354 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 $49,803 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.