The annual salary statistics of legislators in Reno-Sparks, Nevada is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Reno-Sparks is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Reno-Sparks, Nevada in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $37,580 | -18.25% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | $44,440 | 15.44% | - |
| 2012 | $37,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,580, Reno-Sparks is the second highest paying city for legislators in state of Nevada, following the highest paying city Las Vegas-Paradise (median annual salary of $52,440). Compared with Las Vegas-Paradise, the median annual salary of legislators in Reno-Sparks is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Las Vegas-Paradise | |
| Reno-Sparks | |
| Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area |