Average Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators Salary in Nevada

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators in Nevada earn a median annual salary of $81,630, which is +47.1% compared to the national median. There are 160 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Nevada (state).

$81,630

Nevada median annual wage

$39/hour median

+47.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $55,490

160

Local employment

0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.40

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $39,070
25th: $43,750
Median: $81,630
75th: $82,790
90th: $94,860

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nevada, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

100.0%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$81,647

Goods: 96.3%
Services: 90.5%
Rents: 114.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Oregon	$98,540	Compare	N/A
New York	$78,870	Compare	1,400
Washington	$72,430	Compare	350
Connecticut	$71,210	Compare	100
Maryland	$66,180	Compare	80
Georgia	$65,010	Compare	350

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nevada

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Dermatologists	$419,410	N/A
Radiologists	$386,210	1.52
Physicians, Pathologists	$384,350	0.39
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$345,600	N/A
Surgeons, All Other	$326,520	N/A
Physicians, All Other	$252,120	0.70
Family Medicine Physicians	$251,550	0.32
Psychiatrists	$210,030	0.31

Nevada has salary data for 679 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dermatologists.

Historical series

Trend for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators in Nevada

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators are projected to change by -1.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.