GeraJobs / US Wage Premium / Carson City, NV
Carson City, Nevada — Wages & Employment (2023)
Ranked #350 of 3,141 US counties by the Gera Local Wage Premium US (88.1, US = 100) — computed from real BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data.
What is the average wage in Carson City, NV?
Carson City, NV has a GLWP-US of 88.1 (rank #350 of 3,141), below the US average. Average weekly wage: $1227 (~$63,804/year, US = $1392/wk). Its highest-concentration sector is Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (LQ 1.94x). Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
Gera Local Wage Premium US
Carson City's wage premium vs US average (rank #350 of 3,141). Below the US average.
How this is calculated$1,227
Avg weekly wage (2023)
$63,804
Approx annual pay
88.1
GLWP-US (US = 100)
#350 / 3,141
National rank
31,327
Average employment
$1,392
US avg weekly wage
Carson City vs US average — wage comparison
| Metric | Carson City | US Average | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg weekly wage | $1,227 | $1,392 | -$165 |
| Approx annual pay | $63,804 | $72,384 | -$8,580 |
| GLWP-US index | 88.1 | 100.0 | -11.9 |
Source: BLS QCEW 2023, all industries, all ownership types. Annual pay = weekly wage × 52 (derived). GLWP-US = (county wage / US $1392/wk) × 100.
Carson City — top industries by employment concentration
Location Quotient (LQ) > 1.0 means the industry is more concentrated here than the US average. Private sector, BLS QCEW 2023.
| Industry (NAICS sector) | LQ | Avg Wk Wage (sector) |
|---|---|---|
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1.94x | $670 |
| Retail Trade | 1.06x | $873 |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1.03x | $1,155 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1.01x | $1,313 |
| Manufacturing | 1.00x | $1,353 |
LQ = (county sector employment share) / (US sector employment share). Source: BLS QCEW 2023, agglvl_code=74, own_code=5 (private sector).
Carson City — GLWP-US breakdown
GLWP-US
88.1
US = 100
National Rank
#350
of 3,141 counties
Wage Premium
$165
vs US avg/wk
GLWP-US = 88.1 (rank #350 of 3,141, below the US average). Formula: ($1227/wk ÷ $1392/wk) × 100 = 88.1.
Explore US County Wage Premiums — Interactive
US average = $$1,392/wk (GLWP-US 100). Showing top 50 results.
| Rank | County | State | GLWP-US | Avg Wk Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 | Lander County | NV | 125.3 | $1,744 |
| #109 | Storey County | NV | 106.0 | $1,475 |
| #118 | Pershing County | NV | 104.5 | $1,455 |
| #171 | White Pine County | NV | 98.2 | $1,367 |
| #233 | Humboldt County | NV | 94.0 | $1,309 |
| #237 | Esmeralda County | NV | 93.8 | $1,306 |
| #286 | Washoe County | NV | 91.1 | $1,268 |
| #343 | Douglas County | NV | 88.5 | $1,232 |
| #349 | Nye County | NV | 88.1 | $1,227 |
| #350 | Carson City | NV | 88.1 | $1,227 |
| #362 | Elko County | NV | 87.4 | $1,216 |
| #405 | Clark County | NV | 85.6 | $1,192 |
| #438 | Mineral County | NV | 84.1 | $1,171 |
| #606 | Churchill County | NV | 80.6 | $1,122 |
| #829 | Lyon County | NV | 76.6 | $1,066 |
| #2,029 | Lincoln County | NV | 64.8 | $902 |
Source: BLS QCEW 2023 Annual Single File, US public domain. GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage ÷ US avg $1,392/wk) × 100. Top sector LQ = employment location quotient (private sector). Computed by GeraJobs.
Carson City wages — FAQ
- What is the GLWP-US score for Carson City, NV?
- Carson City, NV has a Gera Local Wage Premium US (GLWP-US) of 88.1 (US average = 100), ranking #350 of 3,141 US counties. This puts it below the US average. Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
- What is the average weekly wage in Carson City, Nevada?
- The BLS QCEW 2023 data shows the annual average weekly wage in Carson City, Nevada is $1227, equating to approximately $63,804/year. The US average is $1392/wk ($72,384/year). GLWP-US: 88.1 (US = 100).
- How many people are employed in Carson City?
- In 2023, Carson City, Nevada had an annual average employment of 31,327 workers covered by unemployment insurance, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. This covers private-sector and government workers across all industries.
- What industries are most concentrated in Carson City?
- Based on BLS QCEW 2023 employment Location Quotients, the most concentrated private-sector industries in Carson City, Nevada are: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (LQ 1.94x, avg $670/wk); Retail Trade (LQ 1.06x, avg $873/wk); Administrative & Support Services (LQ 1.03x, avg $1155/wk); Health Care & Social Assistance (LQ 1.01x, avg $1313/wk); Manufacturing (LQ 1.00x, avg $1353/wk). An LQ above 1.0 means the county has a higher share of that industry than the US overall.
- How does Carson City's wage compare to Nevada overall?
- Carson City has a GLWP-US of 88.1 vs the US average of 100. To see how Carson City compares to other counties in Nevada, explore the full GeraJobs US Wage Premium rankings. The GLWP-US is computed from BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data covering all industries and ownership types.
How the Gera Local Wage Premium US is calculated
GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage / US avg weekly wage) × 100. US average $1392/wk in 2023 → US = 100 by construction. Data: BLS QCEW 2023 annual singlefile, all industries, all ownership. Suppressed cells excluded. No imputation. Full methodology · Licence: US public domain.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW 2023 Annual Single File (data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/2023/csv/2023_annual_singlefile.zip). US public domain. Area title from BLS area_titles.csv. FIPS: 32510. No figure is modelled or estimated.