The average annual and hourly salaries for registered nurses in the state of Nevada are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The comparison of the salary statistics of registered nurses amongst Nevada cities is shown in Table 3. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 .
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Nevada in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $64,400.
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of registered nurses in some Nevada cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of registered nurses in state of Nevada ranges from $71,170 to $87,410. The highest paying area for registered nurses in Nevada is Las Vegas-Paradise with a median annual salary of $87,410. The second highest paying city/area in Nevada State is Carson City (mean annual salary $81,470). The lowest paying area is Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $71,170.