Nevada · 2025 pay
How much do Las Vegas employees make?
$68,949typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$8,900 – $110,752what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
City of Las Vegas publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Safekey Site AssistantFirefighter XAssistant
✓ Official data from City of Las VegasMatches the agency's latest releaselasvegasnevada.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$8,955
$68,733
$110,801
$373,643
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $65,392 in 2016 to $68,949 in 2025 (+5%).
What changed since 2024
- +5.7%Typical pay went up from $65,254 to $68,949.
- −614,472 people were paid in 2025, compared with 4,533 in 2024.
- +5%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $65,392 to $68,949, while the number of people paid went up from 3,855 to 4,472.
The next update is expected in spring 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Las Vegas
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $64,008 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $1,991 |
| Extra pay | $2,734 |
| Total for the year | $68,733 |
Average of the 223 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Worth knowing about pay at Las Vegas
What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.
- +7.8%
People paid by Las Vegas in both 2024 and 2025 saw their pay change by a typical +7.8%. Typical pay across everyone paid changed +5.7%, as people joined and left.
Usual among the 25 other cities of a similar size in our data: +4.8%.
Compares the same people in both years, so new hires and leavers do not move it. Overtime and hours worked count too.
- 4 of 10
For 4 of the 10 highest paid at Las Vegas, overtime was more than a third of their pay (Fire Captain, EMS Field Coordinator).
On regular pay alone, 4 of them would not have made the top 10.
- +30%
Since 2016, total pay at Las Vegas went up 30% while the number of people paid went up 16%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safekey Site Assistant | 285 | $4,556 | $2k – $7k | ▲ 28.5% |
| Firefighter X | 222 | $100,459 | $82k – $120k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Assistant | 219 | $4,170 | $2k – $8k | ▼ 39.2% |
| Firefighter/Paramedic X | 164 | $143,395 | $117k – $166k | ▲ 8.7% |
| Senior Assistant | 134 | $6,636 | $4k – $12k | ▼ 9.8% |
| Corrections Officer Er | 126 | $107,541 | $84k – $126k | ▼ 3.1% |
| Fire Captain | 125 | $187,122 | $155k – $214k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Maintenance Worker | 123 | $50,211 | $29k – $60k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Safekey Site Leader | 121 | $8,829 | $6k – $14k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Fire Engineer | 115 | $156,955 | $137k – $182k | ▲ 3.9% |
| Lifeguard X | 102 | $3,625 | $2k – $7k | ▼ 11.6% |
| Deputy City Marshal | 101 | $89,721 | $66k – $104k | ▲ 11.9% |
| Fire Communications Specialist | 82 | $90,246 | $19k – $102k | ▲ 5.6% |
| Instructor 3 | 80 | $6,979 | $3k – $12k | ▲ 24.0% |
| Corrections Officer | 74 | $102,295 | $88k – $119k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Senior Technician/Specialist | 63 | $4,166 | $2k – $10k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Administrative Support Assistant | 59 | $55,342 | $52k – $60k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Instructor 2 | 58 | $3,495 | $2k – $6k | ▼ 30.1% |
| Professional | 55 | $7,290 | $3k – $18k | ▼ 16.9% |
| Instructor 1 | 45 | $2,805 | $1k – $6k | ▼ 37.7% |
| Laborer 2 | 44 | $10,758 | $3k – $14k | ▼ 1.0% |
| Firefighter Trainee | 41 | $42,210 | $20k – $43k | ▲ 19.2% |
| Management Analyst II | 35 | $91,133 | $85k – $99k | ▲ 9.8% |
| Lifeguard/Wsi X | 35 | $6,316 | $4k – $10k | ▼ 27.9% |
| Dps Communications Specialist | 28 | $80,465 | $66k – $97k | ▲ 10.1% |
| Motor Sweeper Operator | 26 | $73,516 | $66k – $84k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Equipment Operator II | 25 | $63,894 | $60k – $79k | ▲ 6.3% |
| Management Analyst I X | 24 | $71,474 | $65k – $89k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Equipment Operator I | 23 | $56,094 | $52k – $72k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Special Assistant to Council | 22 | $83,383 | $60k – $100k | ▲ 5.2% |
| Senior Management Analyst | 21 | $102,618 | $87k – $116k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Combination Inspector | 21 | $95,939 | $83k – $103k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Law Enforcement Support Technician | 21 | $86,909 | $73k – $94k | ▲ 12.3% |
| Municipal Court Marshal | 21 | $85,865 | $71k – $93k | ▲ 27.6% |
| Parking Enforcement Officer | 21 | $51,824 | $35k – $56k | ▲ 57.8% |
| Court Clerk X | 21 | $50,983 | $26k – $55k | ▲ 2.5% |
| Intern X | 21 | $3,311 | $2k – $7k | ▼ 10.6% |
| Engineering Project Manager | 20 | $146,243 | $133k – $163k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Traffic Systems Technician X | 20 | $117,480 | $100k – $130k | ▲ 7.6% |
| Recreation Leader | 20 | $46,248 | $28k – $62k | ▼ 19.8% |
| Financial Analyst II X | 19 | $81,119 | $80k – $94k | ▲ 1.2% |
| Court Specialist X | 19 | $80,351 | $68k – $87k | ▲ 6.4% |
| Fire Prevention Inspector II X | 17 | $120,616 | $108k – $128k | ▲ 8.7% |
| Business Specialist | 17 | $89,471 | $85k – $113k | ▲ 13.6% |
| Irrigation Systems Repairer | 17 | $70,361 | $62k – $73k | ▲ 10.9% |
| Pool Manager | 17 | $12,849 | $11k – $16k | ▼ 10.7% |
| Professional Specialist | 17 | $9,950 | $5k – $11k | ▲ 0.1% |
| Senior Technical Systems Analyst | 16 | $123,395 | $99k – $130k | ▲ 5.8% |
| Corrections Sergeant | 15 | $145,890 | $123k – $171k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Building Services Technician | 15 | $98,231 | $83k – $103k | ▲ 3.7% |
| Lead Court Clerk | 15 | $79,345 | $74k – $87k | new |
| Senior Engineering Associate | 14 | $117,740 | $101k – $136k | ▲ 10.5% |
| Recreation Coordinator | 14 | $100,793 | $87k – $105k | ▼ 0.5% |
| Parks Crew Leader | 14 | $92,779 | $73k – $102k | ▲ 7.0% |
| Streets and Sanitation Crew Leader | 14 | $91,274 | $83k – $102k | ▼ 3.8% |
| Code Enforcement Officer I X | 14 | $53,540 | $20k – $74k | ▼ 15.7% |
| Deputy City Marshal Sergeant | 13 | $137,397 | $117k – $157k | ▲ 2.6% |
| Construction Project Representative | 13 | $107,675 | $104k – $124k | ▲ 8.4% |
| Instructor 4 | 13 | $7,590 | $4k – $9k | ▼ 32.3% |
| Legal Technician II X | 12 | $57,935 | $54k – $64k | ▲ 9.6% |
| Environmental Systems Technician III X | 11 | $113,353 | $105k – $123k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Signing and Marking Technician | 11 | $100,063 | $85k – $118k | ▲ 41.9% |
| Animal Protection Services Officer II X | 11 | $91,615 | $74k – $93k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Senior Recreation Leader | 11 | $66,073 | $64k – $79k | ▲ 3.9% |
| Technician/Specialist | 11 | $15,179 | $10k – $17k | ▲ 44.5% |
| Fire Battalion Chief | 10 | $252,082 | $210k – $258k | new |
| Department of Public Safety Lieutenant | 10 | $174,828 | $155k – $196k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Project Engineer | 10 | $145,494 | $108k – $150k | ▲ 19.2% |
| Pre-Trial Services Officer | 10 | $100,635 | $79k – $111k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Grant Program Coordinator | 10 | $84,091 | $80k – $88k | ▲ 10.7% |
| Hvac Technician | 10 | $81,792 | $56k – $101k | ▼ 12.6% |
| Administrative Secretary | 10 | $68,861 | $63k – $84k | ▲ 11.0% |
| Mechanic | 10 | $68,664 | $50k – $88k | ▼ 14.6% |
| Customer Service Representative | 10 | $56,388 | $49k – $66k | ▼ 5.7% |
| Administrative Officer | 9 | $125,822 | $100k – $141k | ▲ 6.1% |
| Maintenance Mechanic | 9 | $70,616 | $60k – $76k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Call Center Specialist | 9 | $57,838 | $56k – $78k | ▲ 11.4% |
| Community Program Technician | 9 | $46,893 | $31k – $53k | ▲ 3.7% |
| Communications Specialist Supervisor | 8 | $118,653 | $117k – $135k | ▲ 11.7% |
| Senior Human Resources Analyst | 8 | $101,371 | $86k – $127k | ▼ 4.7% |
| Code Enforcement Officer II X | 8 | $80,013 | $69k – $92k | ▲ 0.1% |
| Engineering Associate | 8 | $79,662 | $77k – $84k | ▲ 92.5% |
| Human Resources Analyst II X | 8 | $78,117 | $72k – $84k | ▼ 4.2% |
| License Officer | 8 | $73,395 | $71k – $78k | ▲ 11.8% |
| Painter | 8 | $72,698 | $59k – $78k | ▼ 21.6% |
| Skilled Trades Helper | 8 | $70,106 | $63k – $83k | ▲ 10.5% |
| Accounting Technician II | 8 | $64,523 | $58k – $80k | ▲ 51.0% |
| Senior Youth Development Specialist | 8 | $64,017 | $63k – $65k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Parking Services Technician | 8 | $62,221 | $57k – $77k | ▼ 17.4% |
| Assistant Fire Chief | 7 | $196,526 | $181k – $295k | ▲ 12.3% |
| Facilities Project Manager | 7 | $140,995 | $114k – $159k | ▲ 11.9% |
| Corrections Sergeant Er | 7 | $133,734 | $127k – $183k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Contracts Specialist | 7 | $120,734 | $110k – $124k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Senior Economic Development Specialist X | 7 | $99,248 | $95k – $118k | ▲ 7.5% |
| Judicial Executive Assistant | 7 | $98,758 | $95k – $108k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Deputy City Attorney II | 7 | $97,557 | $97k – $123k | new |
| Plant Operator II X | 7 | $91,372 | $89k – $117k | ▲ 17.3% |
| Senior Production Technician | 7 | $89,892 | $84k – $101k | ▲ 7.6% |
| Alternative Sentencing Coordinator II X | 7 | $88,761 | $76k – $98k | ▼ 2.8% |
| Building Services Electrician | 7 | $83,671 | $74k – $91k | ▼ 0.7% |
| Permit Technician | 7 | $73,027 | $72k – $89k | ▼ 0.9% |
| IT Support Technician | 7 | $72,510 | $70k – $108k | ▼ 16.8% |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 7 | $71,675 | $47k – $118k | new |
| Court Compliance Officer | 7 | $65,308 | $52k – $93k | ▲ 3.3% |
| Parks and Recreation Equipment Operator I | 7 | $56,373 | $55k – $62k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Accounting Technician I X | 7 | $54,154 | $47k – $71k | ▲ 16.8% |
| Human Resources Technician | 7 | $53,011 | $52k – $77k | ▲ 113.7% |
| Animal Protection Services Officer I X | 7 | $50,740 | $5k – $61k | ▲ 334.8% |
| Site Leader 1 | 7 | $7,803 | $7k – $12k | ▲ 17.0% |
| Municipal Judge | 6 | $219,779 | $192k – $220k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Fire Investigations Lieutenant X | 6 | $184,008 | $167k – $193k | new |
| Corrections Lieutenant | 6 | $178,111 | $164k – $193k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Deputy City Attorney III X | 6 | $139,613 | $125k – $161k | ▲ 21.4% |
| Construction Inspector | 6 | $135,817 | $103k – $167k | ▲ 11.0% |
| Senior Traffic Systems Technician | 6 | $126,881 | $122k – $135k | ▲ 12.0% |
| Senior Financial Analyst | 6 | $118,354 | $97k – $130k | ▲ 11.4% |
| IT Supervisor | 6 | $115,600 | $19k – $147k | ▼ 14.7% |
| City Councilwoman | 6 | $106,573 | $72k – $108k | new |
| Budget Analyst | 6 | $102,660 | $92k – $122k | ▲ 26.2% |
| Senior Planner | 6 | $100,325 | $77k – $121k | ▼ 11.9% |
| Heavy Equipment Operator | 6 | $95,600 | $60k – $98k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Network Administration Specialist | 6 | $88,996 | $55k – $131k | new |
| Traffic Systems Technician Trainee X | 6 | $75,244 | $65k – $84k | ▲ 24.8% |
| Chemist | 6 | $73,865 | $65k – $104k | ▲ 45.9% |
| Graffiti Technician | 6 | $72,718 | $55k – $78k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Senior Community Program Technician | 6 | $61,302 | $58k – $65k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Homeless Services Technician | 6 | $54,410 | $1k – $56k | ▲ 8.8% |
| Tradesman/Technician | 6 | $3,562 | $1k – $6k | ▼ 80.0% |
| Fire Investigations Captain | 5 | $243,771 | $217k – $260k | ▼ 3.9% |
| Fire Engineer Er | 5 | $168,092 | $138k – $176k | ▲ 13.6% |
| Plant Operations and Maintenance Supervisor | 5 | $139,755 | $127k – $155k | new |
| Fire Communications Technician II X | 5 | $129,251 | $109k – $141k | new |
| IT Business Partner | 5 | $125,454 | $102k – $146k | ▼ 10.4% |
| Senior GIS Analyst | 5 | $117,979 | $115k – $128k | ▲ 12.6% |
| Enterprise Project Manager | 5 | $116,195 | $40k – $127k | ▼ 2.9% |
| Combination Plans Examiner | 5 | $116,082 | $114k – $125k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Streets and Sanitation Supervisor | 5 | $113,941 | $87k – $114k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Senior Hvac Technician | 5 | $100,014 | $95k – $114k | ▲ 10.1% |
| Senior Executive Assistant X | 5 | $98,752 | $84k – $101k | ▼ 8.2% |
| Court Services Supervisor | 5 | $86,204 | $76k – $89k | ▲ 10.1% |
| Planner II X | 5 | $78,656 | $71k – $83k | ▲ 14.8% |
| Senior Engineering Technician F | 5 | $78,159 | $78k – $114k | new |
| Environmental Compliance Inspector | 5 | $75,555 | $75k – $100k | ▼ 4.1% |
| Plumber | 5 | $73,673 | $73k – $76k | ▲ 8.5% |
| Facility and Event Coordinator | 5 | $73,655 | $34k – $80k | new |
| Parking Support Technician | 5 | $70,296 | $70k – $82k | ▲ 20.1% |
| Mobile Pre-K Teacher | 5 | $67,555 | $31k – $68k | new |
| Purchasing Technician | 5 | $63,730 | $62k – $78k | ▲ 10.7% |
| Buyer X | 5 | $59,973 | $38k – $61k | new |
| Aquatics Leader | 5 | $58,498 | $48k – $61k | new |
| Records Technician | 5 | $56,287 | $56k – $79k | ▲ 7.7% |
| Senior IT Support Technician | 5 | $56,166 | $9k – $66k | new |
| Mobile Pre-K Teacher Assistant | 5 | $53,184 | $53k – $53k | ▲ 10.9% |
| Logistics Technician | 5 | $51,304 | $22k – $68k | ▼ 18.1% |
| Senior Professional | 5 | $22,029 | $15k – $23k | ▲ 32.0% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k1,179
- $10k – $30k488
- $30k – $50k146
- $50k – $70k444
- $70k – $90k524
- $90k – $110k556
- $110k – $150k648
- $150k or more487
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Fr - Suppression | 706 | $136,781 |
| Prc - Parks and Recreation | 591 | $6,204 |
| Yd - Safekey | 437 | $6,173 |
| Dps - Detention and Correction Operations | 323 | $102,151 |
| Prc - Parks and Ground Maintenance | 194 | $52,398 |
| Pw - Streets and Sanitation | 176 | $64,667 |
| Yd - Admin | 132 | $4,499 |
| Dps - City Marshals | 124 | $92,934 |
| Eu - Parking | 113 | $13,208 |
| Pw - Environmental | 102 | $87,888 |
| Fr - Fire Communications | 101 | $94,026 |
| Pw - City Engineer | 79 | $113,012 |
Highest paid at Las Vegas in 2025
- 1Michael J. JanssenCity Manager$373,643▲ $18,822 vs 2024
- 2Mark A. SaragosaFire Captain$373,133▲ $35,977 vs 2024
- 3James SuarezFire Battalion Chief$355,131▲ $72,370 vs 2024
- 4Timothy D. VelasquezFire Captain$318,077▲ $44,387 vs 2024
- 5William S. Jr. WittwerAssistant Transportation Manager$312,986▲ $59,884 vs 2024
- 6Jeffry M. DorocakCity Attorney$311,081▲ $29,178 vs 2024
- 7Kenneth A. KreutzerAssistant Fire Chief$311,062▲ $84,794 vs 2024
- 8John A. Iii. JolleyFire Captain$299,709▲ $26,961 vs 2024
- 9Randall W. WilbanksAssistant Fire Chief$295,094▲ $82,548 vs 2024
- 10Alex S. HealeyEMS Field Coordinator$287,536▲ $22,444 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Las Vegas employee make?
The typical employee was paid $68,949 in 2025: half of the 4,472 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $8,900 and $110,752.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 1,179 people (26.4%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (80.5% of all pay), overtime (12.1%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (7.4%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From City of Las Vegas (Finance / Open Data) (lasvegasnevada.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in spring 2027.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals