Conservation Scientists Salary in Las Vegas, NV

Conservation Scientists pay range in Las Vegas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,660 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Las Vegas earn between $33,510 and $78,020.

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

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Las Vegas

On the average salary of $55,790, a single filer in Las Vegas takes home about $47,007 a year, or $3,917 a month and $1,808 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

Is Las Vegas a good place for conservation scientists? 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 $55,790 buys what about $55,670 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Vegas ($46,670). A typical home costs $430,650, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other Nevada cities

Las Vegas ranks 3rd of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job; Carson City pays the most ($86,630).

All Conservation Scientists salaries in Nevada

Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

Conservation Scientists salary by city

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