Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$43,327
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$7,883
15.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,676
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
$51,210
Kept after tax
$43,327
Worth in national money
$44,676
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nevada is 20 of 49 states for tree trimmers and pruners, with a middle wage of $51,210. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Nevada, this sits in the middle: 299 of 485 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Nevada does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $51,210 you keep $43,327, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,676 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $50,170, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Nevada ranks 20 of 49 for tree trimmers and pruners at $51,210. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Tree trimmers and pruners ranks 299 of 485 occupations in Nevada by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Nevada income tax, retained pay for tree trimmers and pruners on $51,210 is $43,327. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,676 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $50,170 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,850 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,940 |
| This salary | $51,210 |
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 | $43,327 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,327 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$90 |
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 | $51,210 |
|---|---|
| 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
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of tree trimmers and pruners in Nevada earn under $51,210 and half over. The published range runs $39,850 at the tenth percentile to $62,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nevada the take-home figure of $43,327, from $51,210, 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 299 of 485 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,676, the adjusted value of that $51,210 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Nevada. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 299 of 485 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,850 to $62,940; 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 $43,327 from $51,210. 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 299 of 485 locally.
- This $44,676 adjusted figure, worked from $51,210, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 299 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 299 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,850 and the top tenth $62,940, 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 $44,676 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $43,327 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?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,850 to $62,940) 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 $44,676 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 $43,327 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.