Counties in Nevada by wages and salaries paid

Clark County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 17 counties in 2015, at $44.76 billion. Esmeralda County had the lowest, at $20.59 million. The median was $424.87 million and the figure for Nevada was $61.08 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest44,759.9Clark County
Median424.917 counties
Nevada61,082History

Map of counties, 2015

Churchill County: 393 USD millionClark County: 44,759.9 USD millionDouglas County: 838.8 USD millionElko County: 1,078.8 USD millionEsmeralda County: 20.6 USD millionEureka County: 424.9 USD millionHumboldt County: 448.9 USD millionLander County: 255.9 USD millionLincoln County: 61.9 USD millionLyon County: 462 USD millionMineral County: 71.5 USD millionNye County: 566.7 USD millionPershing County: 99.8 USD millionStorey County: 257.6 USD millionWashoe County: 9,744.8 USD millionWhite Pine County: 227.4 USD millionCarson City: 1,369.6 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Clark County: 44,759.9 USD millionClark County44,759.9Washoe County: 9,744.8 USD millionWashoe County9,744.8Carson City: 1,369.6 USD millionCarson City1,369.6Elko County: 1,078.8 USD millionElko County1,078.8Douglas County: 838.8 USD millionDouglas County838.8Nye County: 566.7 USD millionNye County566.7Lyon County: 462 USD millionLyon County462Humboldt County: 448.9 USD millionHumboldt County448.9Eureka County: 424.9 USD millionEureka County424.9Churchill County: 393 USD millionChurchill County393Storey County: 257.6 USD millionStorey County257.6Lander County: 255.9 USD millionLander County255.9White Pine County: 227.4 USD millionWhite Pine County227.4Pershing County: 99.8 USD millionPershing County99.8Mineral County: 71.5 USD millionMineral County71.5Lincoln County: 61.9 USD millionLincoln County61.9Esmeralda County: 20.6 USD millionEsmeralda County20.6Clark County: 44,759.9 USD millionClark County44,759.9Washoe County: 9,744.8 USD millionWashoe County9,744.8Carson City: 1,369.6 USD millionCarson City1,369.6Elko County: 1,078.8 USD millionElko County1,078.8Douglas County: 838.8 USD millionDouglas County838.8Nye County: 566.7 USD millionNye County566.7Lyon County: 462 USD millionLyon County462Humboldt County: 448.9 USD millionHumboldt County448.9Eureka County: 424.9 USD millionEureka County424.9Churchill County: 393 USD millionChurchill County393Storey County: 257.6 USD millionStorey County257.6Lander County: 255.9 USD millionLander County255.9White Pine County: 227.4 USD millionWhite Pine County227.4Pershing County: 99.8 USD millionPershing County99.8Mineral County: 71.5 USD millionMineral County71.5Lincoln County: 61.9 USD millionLincoln County61.9Esmeralda County: 20.6 USD millionEsmeralda County20.6
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Clark County44,759.9+6.1%
2Washoe County9,744.8+6.4%
3Carson City1,369.6+5.9%
4Elko County1,078.8-4.4%
5Douglas County838.8+6.4%
6Nye County566.7+3%
7Lyon County462-4.5%
8Humboldt County448.9+1.5%
9Eureka County424.9+6.2%
10Churchill County393+3.1%
11Storey County257.6+26.4%
12Lander County255.9+3.1%
13White Pine County227.4+2.5%
14Pershing County99.8-0.3%
15Mineral County71.5-1.6%
16Lincoln County61.9+2%
17Esmeralda County20.6-6.1%

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About this ranking

Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Nevada by wages and salaries paid, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/nevada-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $44.76 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Esmeralda County, with $20.59 million in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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