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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Nevada

The median air traffic controllers in Nevada earns $140,920 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,965 a month.

10th percentile
$80,600
25th percentile
$112,110
Median percentile
$140,920
75th percentile
$182,250
90th percentile
$200,160

Based on 210 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$107,585 take-home a year
Gross pay$140,920
Federal income tax−$22,555
Social Security + Medicare−$10,780
Nevada income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,965
Every two weeks$4,138

Does it go far here?

$140,950Median pay in Nevada is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,597 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nevada

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$252,120
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$192,460
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,000
Dentists, General$162,200
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,560
Lawyers$150,510
Chief Executives$149,770
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$141,950

All air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Nevada