Production Workers, All Other in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,882
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$5,818
14.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,969
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
$40,700
Kept after tax
$34,882
Worth in national money
$35,969
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada sits in the middle of the pack for production workers, all other. The median is $40,700, ranking 29 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Nevada, this one sits low: 391 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $40,700 the take-home is $34,882; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $35,969 would nationally. The average comes to $43,980, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada occupies the middle band for production workers, all other: a median of $40,700, ranking 29 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Production workers, all other occupies position 391 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 production workers, all other in Nevada, on $40,700, is $34,882 — equivalent to $35,969 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 $43,980 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Production Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,030 |
| This salary | $40,700 |
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 | $34,882 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,882 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$72 |
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 | $40,700 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$87 |
| 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 production workers, all other in Nevada earn under $40,700 and half over. The published range runs $31,150 at the tenth percentile to $62,030 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 $34,882, worked from $40,700. 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 391 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,969, the adjusted value of that $40,700 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 391 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for production workers, all other in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,150 to $62,030; 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 $34,882, on $40,700 for work ranking 391 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 391 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $35,969 — the adjusted value of that $40,700 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 391 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 $43,980, 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?
The label is broader than the work. From $31,150 at the bottom tenth to $62,030 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nevada sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $35,969 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $34,882 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like 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 $43,980. 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 ($31,150) and the ninetieth ($62,030) 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 $35,969 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 $34,882 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.