How much do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $57,570 and the 90th percentile is $138,830. The difference is $81,260, which is 99.6% 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 $59,630 to the 75th at $106,800, covers $47,170.

The mean annual wage is $87,930, which sits above the median of $81,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,425, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% lower than the Nevada median of $83,050.

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 $81,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $81,425 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 3rd of 4 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 $104,110 and employment of 670. That median is 27.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,809, against $81,425 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 175 miles away, with a median of $94,030 and employment of 40. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,700, against $81,425 here.
• Flagstaff, AZ is 183 miles away, with a median of $81,330 and employment of 50. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,067, against $81,425 here.

Employment share

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 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 0.06% of employment (89,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.28 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.