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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Nevada's public employees receive from state and local government.

TransparentNevada.com, a project of the Nevada Policy Research Institute, has made Nevada salary data available here.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $141,000 Jim Gibbons
Lieutenant Governor $60,000 Brian Krolicki
Secretary of State $97,000 Ross Miller
Attorney General $133,000 Catherine Masto
Treasurer $97,000 Kate Marshall


The salary of Nevada's governor ranks 15th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


Nevada Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $170,000 Mark Gibbons
Associate Justice $170,000 Michael Cherry
Associate Justice $170,000 Kris Pickering
Associate Justice $170,000 Nancy Saitta
Associate Justice $170,000 Michael Douglas
Associate Justice $170,000 James Hardesty
Associate Justice $170,000 Ron Parraguirre


The salary of Nevada's chief justice ranks 13th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Nevada's associate justices ranks 10th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

[edit] Helpful links

Reno Gazette Journal Database

[edit] References

  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"