SOC 17-3021 · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Salary in Las Vegas, NV

The average salary for aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians in Las Vegas, Nevada is $94,640 a year ($45.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $102,980: half of the 40 people in this job in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($96,225).

$94,640average per year

$45.50 / hourMedian $102,980Take-home ≈ $75,409

  • $63K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $103KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians pay range in Las Vegas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,990 or more. The middle half of aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians in Las Vegas earn between $79,140 and $122,080.

  • $63K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $103KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$94,640$7,887$45.50
Median$102,980$8,582$49.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,140$6,595$38.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$122,080$10,173$58.69

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Las Vegas

On the average salary of $94,640, a single filer in Las Vegas takes home about $75,409 a year, or $6,284 a month and $2,900 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Las Vegas a good place for aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Las Vegas area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.2), so the average $94,640 buys what about $94,437 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Vegas ($46,670). A typical home costs $430,650, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($121,390).

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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians salary in Las Vegas: questions

How much do aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians make an hour in Las Vegas?

$45.50 an hour on average, and $49.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians salary in Las Vegas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians take-home pay in Las Vegas?

About $75,409 a year ($6,284 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $94,640. Nevada has no state income tax.

Do aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earn more in Las Vegas than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($96,225).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3021; area Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (29820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 14.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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