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Women Police officers in Nevada: Pay, Gap, and Numbers

Women are 14% of sworn police officers in the US; department-by-department variance is huge. This page applies Nevada’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for police officers to estimate the state-level pay gap.

Earnings estimate — Police Officers in Nevada

$73K
Estimated median annual — male police officers, Nevada
BLS CPS 2024 × state ACS
$64K
Estimated median annual — female police officers, Nevada
BLS × ACS S2001
11.7%
Estimated pay gap for police officers in Nevada
Derived from BLS + ACS
$8K
Annual gap in dollars per worker
Computed at median

Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Nevada’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (+2.4% vs national) to the national BLS median for female police officers. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.

National baseline

$73K
US median annual — male police officers
BLS CPS 2024 Table 39
$63K
US median annual — female police officers
BLS CPS 2024 Table 39
86.2%
Women’s share of men’s pay (national, police officers)
BLS CPS 2024
33-3051
BLS SOC code
Standard Occupational Classification

Nevada context

Nevada’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 85.8%, ranking #9 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 58.7% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 3 women from Nevada serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Nevada.

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Frequently asked

What is the median salary for female police officers in Nevada?

Estimated at $64,049 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female police officers ($62,556) adjusted by Nevada’s overall wage environment (+2.4% vs national).

What is the pay gap for police officers in Nevada?

Estimated at 11.7%, or about $8,491 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.

How does Nevada compare nationally on pay equity?

Nevada ranks #9 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).

What BLS occupation code applies here?

33-3051 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.

Are these numbers adjusted for experience?

No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.