Recruiter salary in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area

Pay in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area against Nevada and the US

The middle half of recruiters in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area earns $57,030–$87,060. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $111,200, only 2.4 times the bottom tenth, against 2.7 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $30,030 wide, against $37,310 across Nevada and $40,770 nationally: employers in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $16,930 a year in pay and about $21,845 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,100 in pay. 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 $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, and the Nevada statewide median of $71,610 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area

At the $70,130 median, a local hire costs about $90,490 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,360 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 the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($84,040) and office managers ($64,430). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,040.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #10 of the 16 roles we track in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area (-7.7%), between office managers (-7.3%) and customer support specialists (-8.9%). The typical role here is at -6.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 5.1% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, 4.5% across Nevada and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Nevada

Across the 4 areas of Nevada with data for this job, the median runs from $69,950 in Las Vegas-Henderson to $76,010 in Reno, a gap of $6,060 a year. Of the 2 areas in Nevada with more recruiters than the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, 1 pays less: Las Vegas-Henderson, NV ($69,950).

the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area is #338 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Nevada, Harrisburg-Carlisle and Killeen-Temple pay just above the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area and Ames and Allentown-Bethlehem just below. All four are within $90 a year of the median in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, two pay more.

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