Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Average weekly wage in Nevada rises to $950

CARSON CITY — The average weekly wage in Nevada reached an all-time high of $950 during the third quarter of 2016, the state reported today.

The Nevada State Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said this compares with the $862 average weekly wage in 2015.

Department Economist Jeremey Hays said during the first nine months of 2016, weekly wages rose $39, or 4.6 percent.