The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Las Vegas, NV For 2023

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2022. This is our sixth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Las Vegas

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Las Vegas area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Physicians, All Other are the highest paid people in Las Vegas.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Las Vegas:

Physicians, All Other
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Dentists, General
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Lawyers
Pharmacists
Physician Assistants
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Nurse Practitioners

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 3 on the list of highest paid professions in Las Vegas. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the Las Vegas and Nevada job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Las Vegas For 2022

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 523 job classifications in Las Vegas in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 29, 2022.

For more reading, check out:

These Are The 100 Lowest Paying Jobs In Nevada

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Las Vegas

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Physicians, All Other	$262,770	$59,220	1,380
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,630	$125,860	120
3	Dentists, General	$167,570	$101,570	440
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,100	$80,890	430
5	Lawyers	$136,310	$61,230	4,580
6	Pharmacists	$127,350	$99,510	1,860
7	Physician Assistants	$125,740	$47,900	470
8	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$124,730	$47,250	690
9	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$122,480	$29,730	460
10	Nurse Practitioners	$121,560	$95,750	1,210
11	Natural Sciences Managers	$121,530	$78,430	80
12	Marketing Managers	$121,280	$47,750	1,960
13	Optometrists	$120,370	$77,670	270
14	Computer Network Architects	$119,910	$62,920	560
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,150	$77,750	1,190
16	Environmental Engineers	$116,890	$62,560	270
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$115,440	$98,870	740
18	Sales Managers	$115,330	$48,310	2,770
19	Air Traffic Controllers	$114,970	$60,610	230
20	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$114,410	$79,890	280
21	Financial Managers	$113,330	$60,120	4,500
22	Chiropractors	$111,330	$49,100	250
23	Personal Financial Advisors	$111,160	$48,060	880
24	Occupational Therapists	$110,640	$77,160	670
25	Commercial Pilots	$109,540	$49,260	290
26	Hydrologists	$109,530	$65,600	80
27	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,750	$18,620	50
28	Public Relations Managers	$107,950	$61,100	200
29	Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,030	$60,420	2,830
30	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$105,750	$64,410	50
31	Physical Scientists, All Other	$104,850	$34,110	70
32	Physical Therapists	$104,660	$60,680	1,420
33	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$104,620	$78,470	40
34	Loan Officers	$103,170	$23,520	2,260
35	Industrial Engineers	$102,930	$60,650	240
36	Sales Engineers	$102,860	$58,740	140
37	Software Developers	$101,800	$60,810	2,210
38	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$101,210	$19,350	120
39	General and Operations Managers	$101,110	$36,870	21,600
40	Electrical Engineers	$100,860	$75,230	450
41	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$99,720	$62,110	40
42	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$97,810	$61,200	90
43	Data Scientists	$97,540	$77,470	300
44	Civil Engineers	$97,140	$60,750	1,640
45	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$96,910	$49,750	80
46	Information Security Analysts	$96,860	$61,710	250
47	Gambling Managers	$96,730	$48,550	330
48	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$96,470	$23,840	1,290
49	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$95,300	$60,670	1,070
50	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$94,570	$77,200	310
51	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,090	$38,550	490
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$93,790	$60,550	1,330
53	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$93,670	$72,110	100
54	Computer Systems Analysts	$93,390	$48,730	1,020
55	Epidemiologists	$93,260	$79,180	30
56	Veterinarians	$92,910	$61,150	380
57	Insurance Underwriters	$92,830	$49,910	410
58	Power Plant Operators	$92,590	$51,280	110
59	Managers, All Other	$91,450	$47,430	9,490
60	Construction Managers	$91,090	$60,280	2,750
61	Purchasing Managers	$91,060	$38,470	280
62	Database Architects	$90,790	$47,750	200
63	Urban and Regional Planners	$90,710	$61,030	100
64	Economists	$90,630	$50,730	30
65	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$90,620	$54,230	110
66	Mechanical Engineers	$90,320	$60,070	550
67	Registered Nurses	$90,230	$64,680	18,260
68	Administrative Services Managers	$89,040	$46,860	620
69	Industrial Production Managers	$89,010	$48,790	470
70	Human Resources Managers	$88,980	$60,710	1,270
71	Fundraising Managers	$88,610	$60,680	40
72	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$88,540	$61,600	110
73	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$88,440	$76,730	340
74	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$87,990	$59,280	240
75	Labor Relations Specialists	$87,870	$38,250	350
76	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$87,810	$60,500	480
77	Financial Risk Specialists	$87,800	$60,680	90
78	Management Analysts	$87,560	$60,500	1,830
79	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,200	$77,280	80
80	Chemists	$87,180	$60,550	50
81	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$86,960	$60,500	120
82	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$86,320	$61,160	260
83	Dental Hygienists	$86,070	$60,550	1,320
84	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$86,030	$60,500	120
85	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,930	$48,660	520
86	Education Administrators, All Other	$84,910	$23,120	210
87	Operations Research Analysts	$84,590	$60,540	110
88	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$84,440	$46,750	900
89	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$83,960	$60,730	80
90	Database Administrators	$83,940	$48,790	300
91	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$83,350	$62,470	150
92	Surveyors	$82,740	$48,280	210
93	Producers and Directors	$82,420	$47,260	730
94	Technical Writers	$82,360	$60,540	100
95	Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,330	$60,650	350
96	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,300	$19,270	160
97	Project Management Specialists	$82,210	$38,870	1,930
98	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,810	$62,390	370
99	Facilities Managers	$81,220	$46,750	740
100	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$81,170	$67,510	80

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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