Accountant salary in Las Vegas-Henderson, NV

Pay in Las Vegas-Henderson against Nevada and the US

The middle half of accountants in Las Vegas-Henderson earns $66,940–$102,960. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $128,110, only 2.2 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($88,560) is 10% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $36,020 wide, between the figure for Nevada ($35,450) and the US figure ($42,790).

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $22,430 over the median, the 25th only $13,590 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $28,942 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Las Vegas-Henderson, and the Nevada statewide median of $81,600 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Las Vegas-Henderson

At the $80,530 median, a local hire costs about $103,910 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $23,380 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Las Vegas-Henderson

Of the 17 roles we track in Las Vegas-Henderson, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($99,940); marketing specialists come next at $74,670.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #8 of the 17 roles we track in Las Vegas-Henderson (-3.8%), between administrative assistants (-3.2%) and virtual receptionists (-3.9%). The typical role here is at -3.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 4.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Las Vegas-Henderson, 4.8% across Nevada and 9.1% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Nevada

Across the 4 areas of Nevada with data for this job, the median runs from $80,530 in Las Vegas-Henderson to $93,560 in Carson City, a gap of $13,030 a year. No other area in Nevada has as many accountants, and none of the others pays less.

Las Vegas-Henderson against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Las Vegas-Henderson is #53 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Nevada, Kingston and Cincinnati pay just above Las Vegas-Henderson and Merced and Asheville just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Las Vegas-Henderson. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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