How much do Engineers, All Other make in Reno, NV?

Percentile spread

For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $44,940 and the 90th percentile is $163,190. The difference is $118,250, which is 119.1% 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 $63,750 to the 75th at $129,880, covers $66,130.

The mean annual wage is $107,860, which sits above the median of $99,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,313, which is 20% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Nevada median of $103,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $98,313 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineers, All Other. Reno, NV ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Chico, CA is 116 miles away, with a median of $131,660 and employment of 40. That median is 32.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,103, against $98,313 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $124,220 and employment of 1,390. That median is 25.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,453, against $98,313 here.
• Redding, CA is 135 miles away, with a median of $122,740 and employment of 40. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,906, against $98,313 here.

Employment share

Engineers, All Other accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (280 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 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.