How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $79,200 and the 90th percentile is $196,910. The difference is $117,710, which is 119.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $86,690 to the 75th at $145,000, covers $58,310.

The mean annual wage is $120,120, which sits above the median of $98,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 27% lower than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,299, which is 27.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the Nevada median of $96,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $98,299 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Aerospace Engineers. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $129,530 and employment of 120. That median is 31.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,691, against $98,299 here.

Employment share

Aerospace Engineers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (180 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.36 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.