Nevada · BLS May 2025

Janitor Salary in Nevada

Also called custodian, cleaner. BLS records this occupation as Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners” (SOC 37-2011).

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 32,830 janitors and cleaners working in Nevada. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · Nevada

$38,420A year, or $18.47 an hour.
Take-home a month$2,754After federal and FICA tax at 14%
Worth at national prices$38,428Prices here sit at 100 against 100
Against the nation4.3% aboveNational median $36,840
What janitors and cleaners earn in Nevada, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$27,370$13.16
25th percentile$31,450$15.12
MedianHalf earn more, half less$38,420$18.47
75th percentile$48,070$23.11
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$51,430$24.73
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$39,860$19.16
How we got this
  1. Median wage in NevadaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of janitors and cleaners earned more than this, half less.$38,420
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$18.47
  3. Take-home after federal and FICA tax$2,754 a month at an effective rate of 14%.$33,050 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in Nevada sit at 100 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$38,428
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $36,840.4.3% above
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 1.49 against the nation's 1.00.32,830
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1

What lands in the bank

A $38,420 salary in Nevada, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $2,430 a year.
  • State income tax. Nevada levies no state income tax on wages.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $2,939 a year.
  • Left over. $33,050 a year, $2,754 a month, an effective rate of 14%.

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What $38,420 is worth in Nevada

Prices in Nevada sit at 100 against a national average of 100, so $38,420 earned here buys what $38,428 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 114.1 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in Nevada takes in $78,260, so this occupation's median is 0.49 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 49% more concentrated in Nevada than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Janitor pay in Nevada, answered

How much does a janitor make in Nevada?

The median wage for janitors in Nevada is $38,420 a year, or $18.47 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for a janitor in Nevada?

On the median wage of $38,420, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $33,050 a year, or roughly $2,754 a month.

That is after federal and FICA tax, an effective rate of 14%.

Nevada levies no state income tax on wages, so nothing is withheld for it.

Do janitors earn more in Nevada than in the rest of the country?

Yes. The median in Nevada is 4.3% above the national median of $36,840.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Nevada sit at 100 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $38,420 a good salary in Nevada?

It is 0.49 times the median household income of $78,260. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in Nevada run at 100 against a national average of 100, with rents at 114.1, so $38,420 here buys about what $38,428 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid janitors earn in Nevada?

The top tenth earn $51,430 a year or more, against $27,370 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of Nevada someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many janitors are there in Nevada?

The survey counted 32,830 of these jobs in Nevada for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 49% more concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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