Highest Paying Jobs In Las Vegas, NV For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Las Vegas area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 35 highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Las Vegas require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Las Vegas is Foot And Ankle Surgeon, with an average annual salary of $312,353 and an entry-level salary of $167,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Las Vegas, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Las Vegas can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas, Nevada:

Foot And Ankle Surgeon – $312,353
Anesthesiologist – $304,637
Pulmonologist – $286,899
Pain Management Physician – $283,197
Radiologist – $278,412
President/Chief Executive Officer – $273,052
Operator And Truck Driver – $266,265
Pulmonary Physician – $263,723
President & Chief Operating Officer – $261,169
Hospitalist Physician – $256,031

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Las Vegas

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Foot And Ankle Surgeon	$312,353	$167,000
2	Anesthesiologist	$304,637	$154,000
3	Pulmonologist	$286,899	$142,000
4	Pain Management Physician	$283,197	$145,000
5	Radiologist	$278,412	$142,000
6	President/Chief Executive Officer	$273,052	$150,000
7	Operator And Truck Driver	$266,265	$147,000
8	Pulmonary Physician	$263,723	$147,000
9	President & Chief Operating Officer	$261,169	$143,000
10	Hospitalist Physician	$256,031	$182,000
11	Medical Director	$248,501	$160,000
12	Associate Medical Director	$247,827	$144,000
13	Pediatric Surgeon	$241,812	$130,000
14	Pain Medicine Physician	$238,529	$129,000
15	Nephrologist	$236,255	$140,000
16	Geriatric Physician	$235,467	$129,000
17	Hospitalist	$234,986	$152,000
18	Senior Vice President	$229,310	$138,000
19	Cardiologist	$227,900	$120,000
20	Pediatrician	$227,279	$146,000
21	Staff Physician	$225,833	$131,000
22	Physician	$224,879	$124,000
23	Psychiatrist	$224,257	$129,000
24	General Internist	$224,006	$137,000
25	Internist	$222,966	$126,000
26	Family Medicine Physician	$222,451	$131,000
27	Internal Medicine Physician	$221,282	$132,000
28	Neurologist	$220,907	$124,000
29	Pediatric Associate	$220,813	$124,000
30	Primary Care Physician	$219,697	$123,000
31	Interventional Pain Physician	$216,750	$120,000
32	Senior Director Of Engineering	$216,464	$135,000
33	Obstetrician/Gynecologist	$214,383	$127,000
34	Chief Executive Officer	$214,262	$121,000
35	Senior Vice President-Operations	$210,697	$117,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Las Vegas for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Las Vegas.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Las Vegas to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Las Vegas.

Author

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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