Roofers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$43,231
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$7,859
15.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,577
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
$51,090
Kept after tax
$43,231
Worth in national money
$44,577
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nevada is 27 of 51 states for roofers, with a middle wage of $51,090. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Nevada reports figures for, this is number 301.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $51,090 the take-home is $43,231; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $44,577 would nationally. The average comes to $57,460, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada ranks 27 of 51 for roofers at $51,090. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Nevada's occupational distribution, roofers sits at 301 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for roofers in Nevada, on $51,090, is $43,231 — equivalent to $44,577 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 $57,460 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Roofers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,680 |
| This salary | $51,090 |
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 | $43,231 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,231 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$89 |
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 | $51,090 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$108 |
| 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 $51,090. The published range is $37,960 up to $79,680, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $43,231, from $51,090, 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 301 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 $44,577 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 301.
- Reported values are medians; for roofers in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,960 to $79,680. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Nevada is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $43,231 from $51,090. 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 301 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,577, worked from $51,090, 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 301 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $57,460, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,960 at the bottom tenth to $79,680 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $44,577.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $43,231 survives, because Nevada levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $57,460. 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 ($37,960) and the ninetieth ($79,680) 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 $44,577 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 $43,231 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.