Sewing Machine Operators in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,940
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$6,810
14.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,153
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
$45,750
Kept after tax
$38,940
Worth in national money
$40,153
State rank
1
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is one of the better-paying states for sewing machine operators. The middle earner takes $45,750, which ranks 1 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 24.76% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Nevada reports figures for, this is number 363.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,750 the take-home is $38,940; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,153 would nationally. The average lands at $44,590, below the middle of the range.
- Nevada ranks 1 of 50 states publishing a median for sewing machine operators, at $45,750 — about 24.76% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Nevada's occupational distribution, sewing machine operators sits at 363 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 sewing machine operators in Nevada, on $45,750, is $38,940 — equivalent to $40,153 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 $44,590 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Sewing Machine Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,550 |
| This salary | $45,750 |
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 | $38,940 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,940 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$81 |
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 | $45,750 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$97 |
| 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 $45,750. The published range is $30,730 up to $55,550, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $38,940, from $45,750, 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 363 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 $40,153, the adjusted value of that $45,750 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 363 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for sewing machine operators in Nevada the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $30,730 to $55,550. 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 $38,940 from $45,750. 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 363 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $40,153 — the adjusted value of that $45,750 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 363 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $30,730 and the top tenth $55,550, 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 $40,153 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $38,940 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?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,730 to $55,550) 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 $40,153 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 $38,940 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.