Jobs in the Reno, NV area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Reno, NV metro area has 347 open job postings from 89 employers in our data. 34.4% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $153,000 a year, 4.3% are remote and 33.1% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $153,000 posted salary in the Reno area buys about what $151,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 1% above the national average.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($49,500) is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars, 76th of 99 metro areas.
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 32.3% above its February 2020 level.
Housing costs run 23% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
34.4% of open job postings list a pay range, 24th of 99 metro areas.
Reno compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
347open postings from 89 employers
34.4%list a pay range
$153,000median posted pay (middle half: $100,000 to $180,500)
4.3%remote
3.5%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$49,500official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
10.4%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.5% in 2026-08 (4.2% 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 32.3% above its February 2020 level and 15.7% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Reno, NV
302
80
38.2%
$155,500
Sparks, NV
43
16
n/a
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Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
56 federal job announcements open to the public list Reno, NV, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $100,500. Agencies hiring most: Veterans Health Administration (20), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys (4), Air National Guard Units (3), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Reno, NV area run 1% above the national average, and housing runs 23% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $49,500, which is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $153,000 is worth $151,500.
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)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
