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Nevada engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Nevada, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$110,591

Nevada

Top earners

$172,412

Higher end

vs national

-8% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Nevada earn a blended median of $110,591 per year, -8% vs national, with top earners near $172,412. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 12,680 published jobs in Nevada. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Nevada

Published wage data for each discipline in Nevada. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Nevada

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Top-paying

Las Vegas

$111,664

-7% vs national

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Reno

$110,171

-8% vs national

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Carson City

$90,418

-25% vs national

View Carson City salaries

More cities in Nevada

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What affects engineering pay in Nevada

  • ▹Local market. Nevada pay runs -8% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Nevada; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Nevada — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Nevada?
Engineers in Nevada earn a blended median of $110,591 per year — 8% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 12,680 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Nevada?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Nevada, at $153,340 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Nevada a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Nevada runs 8% below the national average, across 12,680 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Nevada pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Las Vegas ($111,664), Reno ($110,171), and Carson City ($90,418), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Nevada, weighted by local employment (12,680 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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