Women in Tech in Nevada
How women in tech fare in Nevada — state-adjusted pay gap, state ranking, and the national context that frames the local picture.
The state-adjusted picture
Women in tech nationally face the same structural conditions as women in every other field — but the overall wage environment in Nevada modifies the baseline by +2.4% relative to the US average. A state where the overall pay gap is narrower tends to reflect narrower gaps within fields too, though field-specific dynamics dominate for specialized professions.
Nevada elected its first woman US Senator in 2017.
National context
Tech has been the most-tracked and least-fixed diversity gap in American industry for 20 years. This page pulls the latest BLS, Pew, and NSF numbers on who actually works in tech, what they're paid, and where the pipeline is leaking.
National headline stats (tech)
Other fields in Nevada
Tech in other states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the pay gap for women in tech in Nevada?
Nevada’s overall pay ratio is 85.8% — a 14.2% gap. The gap within tech follows the national pattern modified by Nevada’s overall wage environment. See the full national field data for in-field specifics.
How does Nevada rank on pay equity?
Nevada ranks #9 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity, per Census ACS state ratios.
How are women represented in Nevada politics?
58.7% of Nevada state legislators are women (CAWP 2024). 3 women from Nevada serve in the 119th US Congress.
Where does the national tech data come from?
BLS Labor Force Statistics; NSF Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E; Levels.fyi Compensation Database