Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (7 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 327 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$294,320	$141.50	110
2	Sales Managers	$189,550	$91.13	320
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,560	$77.67	60
4	Dentists, General	$160,770	$77.29	60
5	Pharmacists	$145,590	$69.99	90
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,030	$66.84	120
7	Lawyers	$137,920	$66.31	150
8	Nurse Practitioners	$136,140	$65.45	60
9	Human Resources Managers	$132,880	$63.88	80
10	Physician Assistants	$132,210	$63.56	70
11	Veterinarians	$126,030	$60.59	50
12	Construction Managers	$124,710	$59.96	350
13	Industrial Production Managers	$122,490	$58.89	120
14	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$120,830	$58.09	360
15	Transportation Inspectors	$119,040	$57.23	40
16	Dental Hygienists	$115,290	$55.43	110
17	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$113,290	$54.47	340
18	Facilities Managers	$112,260	$53.97	80
19	Industrial Engineers	$112,080	$53.88	90
20	Computer Systems Analysts	$110,790	$53.26	100
21	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$110,590	$53.17	100
22	Managers, All Other	$110,550	$53.15	430
23	Engineers, All Other	$109,500	$52.64	110
24	Crane and Tower Operators	$109,360	$52.58	60
25	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$109,340	Not published	230

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.