Jobs in Las Vegas, NV: pay, hiring and remote work
In Las Vegas, 25.2% of the 872 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $90,000 a year. 3.2% are remote, 15.7% are entry level, and 27% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $86,500 posted salary in the Las Vegas area buys about what $86,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 0% above the national average.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($46,500) is worth $46,500 in average-US dollars, 91st of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 16% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
The unemployment rate is 4.8%, 0.7 points above the median of the metro areas in this report.
24.6% of open job postings list a pay range, 40th of 99 metro areas.
Las Vegas compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
872open postings from 213 employers
25.2%list a pay range (#43 of 71 published cities)
$90,000median posted pay (middle half: $46,500 to $135,000), from 193 postings with pay
3.2%remote, 0.2% hybrid
30 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 27% over 60 days
$46,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
15.7%entry-level postings
NV has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.8% in 2026-08 (5.7% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Nevada, employers had 52,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.1% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 13.1% above its February 2020 level and 0.5% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay by kind of job in Las Vegas
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Nursing and clinical care
$107,500
16
Finance and accounting
$55,500
10
Sales
$25,500
38
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Retail & E-commerce
229
Healthcare & Life Sciences
121
Software & Technology
104
Other
83
Logistics & Transportation
75
Real Estate & Construction
75
Consulting & Professional Services
44
Financial Services
41
Manufacturing & Industrial
39
Media & Entertainment
33
Employers with the most openings
Wynn Resorts: 50 postings
Allegiantair: 41 postings
Boxlunch: 41 postings
Tensorwave: 35 postings
Denny's: 30 postings
What applications ask in Las Vegas
Among 116 application forms we read: 41.4% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 64.7% ask about visa sponsorship, 43.1% include the equal-opportunity section, and 1.7% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV area run 0% above the national average, and housing runs 16% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $46,500, which is worth $46,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $86,500 is worth $86,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Las Vegas. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
