Nevada · SOC 15-1252
Software Engineer Salary in Nevada
VerifiedPublished wages for software engineers in Nevada, straight from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2024 release — the full percentile distribution, employment concentration, and metro detail.
Software Engineers in Nevada earn a median of $129,030 per year ($137,920 mean), per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $97,780–$169,990; the top 10% earn $203,840. That is 3% below the national median of $133,080, ranking Nevada #17 of 51 states that publish this occupation.
Median wage
Verified$129,030
-3% vs national
Top 10% earn
$203,840
90th percentile
Employed in state
4,640
Reliability Moderate (10.6% RSE)
Software Engineer pay distribution — Nevada vs national
Every figure below is a published BLS percentile. Bars share one scale, so the two distributions compare directly.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $76,000 | -5% |
| 25th percentile | $97,780 | -5% |
| Median50th percentile | $129,030 | -3% |
| 75th percentile | $169,990 | +1% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $203,840 | -4% |
| Meanaverage | $137,920 | -5% |
Where software engineers earn most in Nevada
Metro areas in Nevada where BLS publishes a wage for SOC 15-1252. Metros BLS withholds are not listed.
Nevada engineering labor market
Concentration and pay level across all engineering occupations BLS publishes for this state.
Location quotient
0.28
Jobs per 1,000
3.03
State rank (pay)
#17 of 51
All engineering roles
$110,591
A location quotient of 0.28 means software engineers are less concentrated here than the national average, so openings are thinner even where pay is competitive.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), Nevada (state).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →