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The national median hourly wage is $19.14 according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the OECD, the average yearly wage in the US is more than $60,000.
Yolanda King had the highest salary among public employees in the state, earning $518,124 for the year.
Top 100 Salaries
| Rank | Individual | Department | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yolanda King | Clark County | $518,124 |
| 2 | Christopher Figgins | Clark County | $514,260 |
| 3 | Larry Clark | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $498,042 |
| 4 | Rosemary Vassiliadis | Clark County | $488,046 |
| 5 | Howard Brooks | Clark County | $463,382 |
| 6 | Jesus F. Jara | The Clark County School District | $436,331 |
| 7 | Erik L. Lloyd | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $423,238 |
| 8 | Christy Craig | Clark County | $415,880 |
| 9 | Charles L. Hank III | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $413,885 |
| 10 | Viveca Woods | Clark County | $411,828 |
| 11 | Carolyn Campbell | Clark County | $404,485 |
| 12 | Laura Denison Knight | Washoe County | $402,712 |
| 13 | Francis Ortiz | Clark County | $392,853 |
| 14 | Carmen A. Donegan | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $392,010 |
| 15 | Paul G. Elizondo | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $378,245 |
| 16 | Richard A. Derrick | Henderson | $373,017 |
| 17 | Kevin C. McMahill | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $372,527 |
| 18 | Antonio D. Marconato | Sparks | $370,844 |
| 19 | Steven Parrish | The Regional Flood Control District | $370,165 |
| 20 | William James | Clark County | $366,677 |
| 21 | Nancy Lemcke | Clark County | $363,878 |
| 22 | Brett M. Zimmerman | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $362,720 |
| 23 | Neil C. Krutz | Sparks | $360,475 |
| 24 | William Hill | Clark County | $360,263 |
| 25 | Raymond N. Spencer | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $356,939 |
| 26 | Nichole B. Splinter | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $352,370 |
| 27 | Steven T. Summers | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $350,990 |
| 28 | Guy Powell | Clark County | $350,702 |
| 29 | Christopher C. Jones | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $350,642 |
| 30 | John C. Krueger | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $349,878 |
| 31 | Mary J. Maynard | The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada | $349,061 |
| 32 | Christopher P. Darcy | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $348,500 |
| 33 | Anne Miller | Clark County | $342,902 |
| 34 | Todd Runnells | Clark County | $341,812 |
| 35 | Brian D. Kerr | Henderson | $339,843 |
| 36 | Christopher Lalli | Clark County | $339,796 |
| 37 | Christopher Blackburn | Clark County | $339,764 |
| 38 | Kristen McNeill | The Washoe County School District | $339,404 |
| 39 | James A. Reid | Sparks | $338,672 |
| 40 | Gregory Cassell | Clark County | $337,262 |
| 41 | John L. McGrath | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $336,643 |
| 42 | John N. Bronder | The State of Nevada | $336,218 |
| 43 | Duane S. Jensen | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $335,895 |
| 44 | Jeffrey Wells | Clark County | $332,157 |
| 45 | Richard Mulcock | Clark County | $330,993 |
| 46 | Jessica Colvin | Clark County | $329,844 |
| 47 | Jeffrey Tomassetti | Clark County | $329,625 |
| 48 | John A. Hamilton | Washoe County | $329,068 |
| 49 | Randall Tarr | Clark County | $328,678 |
| 50 | Kevin C. Powers | The Legislative Counsel Bureau | $328,473 |
| 51 | David M. Denton | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $328,202 |
| 52 | Yolanda Givens | Clark County | $327,926 |
| 53 | Peter J. Krall | Sparks | $327,889 |
| 54 | John Fudenberg | Clark County | $325,970 |
| 55 | Denis Cederburg | Clark County | $325,624 |
| 56 | Patrick Schiller | Clark County | $325,519 |
| 57 | Ann Barringer | Clark County | $325,131 |
| 58 | Darin Imlay | Clark County | $324,112 |
| 59 | Fred W. Meyer III | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $323,468 |
| 60 | Andrew J. Walsh | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $323,454 |
| 61 | Shawn W. McEvers | Sparks | $323,360 |
| 62 | Jeffrey Witthun | Clark County | $322,964 |
| 63 | Robert L. Burleson | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $322,518 |
| 64 | David C. Swallow | The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada | $322,087 |
| 65 | Christopher W. Alvarez | Henderson | $321,128 |
| 66 | Tim A. Gardner | Henderson | $321,066 |
| 67 | Jacqueline Holloway | Clark County | $320,420 |
| 68 | Drew Christensen | Clark County | $320,242 |
| 69 | Clinte L. Bellamy | Sparks | $317,834 |
| 70 | Jace C. Thelin | Sparks | $317,639 |
| 71 | Shawn L. White | Henderson | $316,665 |
| 72 | Steven Grierson | Clark County | $315,852 |
| 73 | Angela R. Torres-Castro | The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada | $315,033 |
| 74 | Armando Lucero Jr. | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $314,370 |
| 75 | Nicholas G. Vaskov | Henderson | $313,610 |
| 76 | Julie Anne Schrader | Washoe County | $313,575 |
| 77 | John Steinbeck | Clark County | $313,478 |
| 78 | Bristol S. Ellington | Henderson | $313,287 |
| 79 | Scott D. Tracy | Sparks | $312,521 |
| 80 | Erick E. Chavez | Sparks | $312,242 |
| 81 | Leslee Shell | Clark County | $312,201 |
| 82 | John G. Liberty | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $312,087 |
| 83 | Katherine Sue Callahan | Washoe County | $311,692 |
| 84 | James J. Seebock | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $311,133 |
| 85 | Michael Doughty | Clark County | $310,521 |
| 86 | Valyon G. Goins | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $310,370 |
| 87 | Lazaro R. Chavez | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $309,697 |
| 88 | Kelly Claridy | Clark County | $309,134 |
| 89 | Jon M. Scott | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $308,934 |
| 90 | John A. Martini | Sparks | $308,841 |
| 91 | Allan L. Powell | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $308,721 |
| 92 | Marc L. Traasdahl | The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada | $308,071 |
| 93 | Steven Wolfson | Clark County | $307,991 |
| 94 | Todd C. Ford | Henderson | $307,986 |
| 95 | Shane E. Koboski | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $307,450 |
| 96 | Timmy R. Kelly | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $307,327 |
| 97 | Edward Zagalo | Clark County | $306,761 |
| 98 | Daniel Juarez | Henderson | $305,258 |
| 99 | Kevin J. Morgenstern | The Las Vegas Metro Police Department | $304,781 |
| 100 | Robert Daskas | Clark County | $304,534 |
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