SOC 41-2011 · Carson City, NV metro

Cashiers Salary in Carson City, NV

The average salary for cashiers in Carson City, Nevada is $34,440 a year ($16.56 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,310: half of the 600 people in this job in the Carson City, 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 ($33,678).

$34,440average per year

$16.56 / hourMedian $34,310Take-home ≈ $29,853

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

600people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Nevada metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cashiers pay range in Carson City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,170 or more. The middle half of cashiers in Carson City earn between $29,070 and $36,760.

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,440$2,870$16.56
Median$34,310$2,859$16.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,070$2,422$13.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,760$3,063$17.67

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

Cashiers salary after taxes in Carson City

On the average salary of $34,440, a single filer in Carson City takes home about $29,853 a year, or $2,488 a month and $1,148 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 Carson City a good place for cashiers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Carson City area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $34,440 buys what about $35,096 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Carson City ($56,680). A typical home costs $494,229, or 14.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cashiers salary in other Nevada cities

Carson City ranks 1st of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Cashiers salaries in Nevada

Highest-paying cities for cashiers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($45,090).

Cashiers salary by city

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Cashiers salary in Carson City: questions

How much do cashiers make an hour in Carson City?

$16.56 an hour on average, and $16.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cashiers salary in Carson City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cashiers take-home pay in Carson City?

About $29,853 a year ($2,488 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,440. Nevada has no state income tax.

Do cashiers earn more in Carson City than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($33,678).

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 41-2011; area Carson City, NV (16180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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