Average Social Workers, All Other Salary in Nevada

Social Workers, All Other in Nevada earn a median annual salary of $121,830, which is +69.4% compared to the national median. There are 370 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).

$121,830

Nevada median annual wage

$59/hour median

+69.4%

Difference vs national median

National median is $71,900

370

Local employment

0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

0.59

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $74,110
25th: $106,330
Median: $121,830
75th: $136,160
90th: $158,720

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

$121,856

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

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Hawaii	$116,130	Compare	200
Rhode Island	$111,590	Compare	90
New Hampshire	$103,710	Compare	100
Washington	$102,520	Compare	790
Oklahoma	$101,860	Compare	320
Massachusetts	$101,280	Compare	540

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 Social Workers, All Other in Nevada

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Social Workers, All Other are projected to change by +3.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,000 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.