How much do Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, the published 10th percentile is $66,800 and the 90th percentile is $143,610. The difference is $76,810, which is 90.5% 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 $78,330 to the 75th at $123,860, covers $45,530.

The mean annual wage is $99,790, which sits above the median of $84,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 16.7% lower than the national median of $101,920 for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,728, which is 16.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15% lower than the Nevada median of $99,890.

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 $84,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers at $84,728 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 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. 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 $90,270 and employment of 160. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,807, against $84,728 here.

Employment share

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (140 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.