How much do Power Plant Operators make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $102,520 and the 90th percentile is $140,960. The difference is $38,440, which is 28.9% 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 $112,690 to the 75th at $133,370, covers $20,680.

The mean annual wage is $126,340, which sits below the median of $133,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 30.5% higher than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,854, which is 30.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Nevada median of $131,400.

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 $133,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $132,854 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 Power Plant Operators. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 1st 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 $98,060 and employment of 270. That median is 26.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,125, against $132,854 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (130 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.