Recruiter salary in Las Vegas-Henderson, NV

Pay in Las Vegas-Henderson against Nevada and the US

Recruiters at the 90th percentile earn $117,390, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.7. The middle half of recruiters in Las Vegas-Henderson earns $57,000–$93,950. The mean ($78,810) is 13% 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 only $36,950 wide, against $37,310 across Nevada and $40,770 nationally: employers in Las Vegas-Henderson pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $24,000 over the median, the 25th only $12,950 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $30,968 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 $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Las Vegas-Henderson, and the Nevada statewide median of $71,610 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Las Vegas-Henderson

At the $69,950 median, a local hire costs about $90,258 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,308 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 #4 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($74,670) and paralegals ($66,720). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,940.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #12 of the 17 roles we track in Las Vegas-Henderson (-7.9%), between HR assistants (-5.4%) and office managers (-10.0%). The typical role here is at -3.9%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost less in Las Vegas-Henderson than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 4.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Las Vegas-Henderson, 4.5% across Nevada and 5.8% 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 $69,950 in Las Vegas-Henderson to $76,010 in Reno, a gap of $6,060 a year. No other area in Nevada has as many recruiters, and none of the others pays less.

Las Vegas-Henderson against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Las Vegas-Henderson is #41 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Nevada, Sumter and Lexington-Fayette pay just above Las Vegas-Henderson and Akron and Blacksburg-Christiansburg just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Las Vegas-Henderson. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, two pay more.

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