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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV and Salinas, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other is $83,040 per year in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. It is $132,930 per year in Salinas, CA. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 37.5% below Salinas, CA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 27-4099 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 160 wage and salary jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV and 40 in Salinas, CA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.