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Electrician Salary in Nevada (2026)

The average Electrician in Nevada earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $61,593/year ($5,133/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$61,593
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$5,133
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,369
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$30/hr
Federal Tax
$7,670
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$5,738
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

17.88%
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Nevada

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$75,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close

Nevada's electrician market is anchored by Las Vegas Strip mega-construction electrical (Caesars + MGM + Wynn + Sands Strip property + post-2024 Fontainebleau + Resorts World + Durango + post-2023 Sphere + F1 LV GP + Allegiant Stadium), IBEW Local 357 Las Vegas + IBEW Local 401 Reno-Sparks (the substantial IBEW Local 357 LV ~4K+ + the substantial post-2023 Strip CBA + the substantial Las Vegas Valley construction + the substantial IBEW 401 Reno + Tesla Gigafactory Sparks + Switch SUPERNAP), Tesla Gigafactory Sparks ~7K+ + Switch SUPERNAP Reno hyperscale + Apple Reno + Microsoft Reno + Google Henderson data center electrical, NV utility electrical (NV Energy Berkshire Hathaway Energy + Sierra Pacific Power + the substantial NV grid + post-IRA 2022 NV solar + post-2024 NV utility-scale solar), NV mining electrical (Nevada Gold Mines + Newmont + Barrick + the substantial NV mining electrical), plus NV State Contractors Board + the substantial NV apprenticeship.

Sr Foreman / General Foreman (Strip / Mega)

$112,000–$192,000+ OT

Sr foreman at Strip mega-construction + F1 LV GP + Sphere + Fontainebleau

Sr Journeyman IBEW (Local 357 LV / 401 Reno)

$88,000–$135,000+ OT

IBEW Local 357 LV + 401 Reno · Strip + Tesla + Switch · top-of-scale + benefits

Sr Industrial Electrician (Mining / Tesla)

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

Industrial at Nevada Gold Mines + Newmont + Tesla Sparks + Ormat geothermal

Sr Data Center Electrician (Switch / Hyperscale)

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

Switch + Apple + Microsoft + Google Henderson · DC switchgear + UPS + generator

Sr Utility Lineman (NV Energy / Sierra Pacific)

$108,000–$172,000+ OT

NV Energy lineman · post-2020 NV grid + post-IRA solar + transmission

Sr Commercial / Service Electrician

$78,000–$118,000+ OT

Service + commercial · Strip property + LV + Reno + post-2020 substantial demand

Sr Solar / Renewables Electrician

$85,000–$132,000+ OT

post-IRA NV utility-scale solar + commercial + the substantial NV solar

Sr Federal Electrician (Nellis / Creech / NNSS)

$92,000–$145,000+ OT

Nellis + Creech + NAS Fallon + NNSS · federal civilian + cleared

Mid-Career Journeyman (3-6 yrs)

$72,000–$98,000+ OT

Mid-career at NV major employers · transitioning to top-of-scale

Apprentice (Year 1-5 IBEW)

$42,000–$72,000+ OT

IBEW Local 357 + 401 apprentice · 50-95% of journeyman scale · NV State

Worth knowing: Las Vegas Strip mega-construction electrical + Tesla Gigafactory + Switch SUPERNAP Reno + Apple + Microsoft + Google Henderson hyperscale electrical tri-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state Strip mega-construction + Gigafactory + hyperscale electrical anchor and a feature most national electrician surveys understate for NV. Las Vegas Strip mega-construction electrical (Caesars + MGM + Wynn + Sands Strip property + post-2024 Fontainebleau Las Vegas $3.7B opening + post-2021 Resorts World $4.3B + post-2023 Durango Casino + post-2023 Sphere $2.3B + post-2023 F1 LV GP + post-2020 Allegiant Stadium). IBEW Local 357 Las Vegas (the substantial IBEW 357 LV ~4K+ + the substantial post-2023 Strip CBA + the substantial Las Vegas Valley construction + commercial + service). IBEW Local 401 Reno-Sparks (the substantial Reno + Tesla Gigafactory Sparks + Switch SUPERNAP construction). Tesla Gigafactory Sparks ~7K+ NV employees + Switch SUPERNAP Reno + Apple Reno + Microsoft Reno + Google Henderson hyperscale data center electrical + the substantial post-2024 NV AI data center expansion driving substantial electrical demand. NV Energy Berkshire Hathaway Energy + post-IRA 2022 NV utility-scale solar. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028. NV 0% income tax + NV RTW since 1951 + NV property ~0.55% anchor the NV electrician proposition.

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