Salaries

Nevada spent $1.33 billion on salaries in FY2026 — 50% of a $2.67 billion budget. That is about $1 in every $19 of all spending.

That is 0.8% less than in FY2025 ($1.34 billion), not adjusted for inflation.

5.3% of all spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budget

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Where the money went, by ledger code

14 ledger codes. The largest, Salaries, accounts for 100% of the total.

Ledger codes of Salaries, FY2026
Ledger code	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Salaries5100	$1.33 billionof $1.90 billion	$1.90 billion	70%	99.9%
NSHE University Salaries5101	None recordedof $650 million	$650 million	—	—
Letter of Appointment5102	None recordedof $42.2 million	$42.2 million	—	—
Seasonal5170	None recordedof $31.4 million	$31.4 million	—	—
NSHE Graduate Assistants5140	None recordedof $30.7 million	$30.7 million	—	—
NSHE Wages5105	None recordedof $6.81 million	$6.81 million	—	—
NSHE Teaching Assistants5160	None recordedof $4.03 million	$4.03 million	—	—
NSHE Professional Loas5185	None recordedof $1.70 million	$1.70 million	—	—
NSHE Resident Physicians5180	$923 thousandof $1.17 million	$1.17 million	79%	0.1%
NSHE Professional Merit5181	$271 thousandof $189 thousand	$189 thousand	143%	0.0%
NSHE Professional Loas Fringe5186	None recordedof $1.8 thousand	$1.8 thousand	—	—
Furlough Adjustment5120	$0No budget	Not available	—	0.0%
NSHE Fringe Benefits5195	None recordedof $0	$0	—	—
Supplemental Military Pay5190	minus $24.0 thousandof $4.72 million	$4.72 million	−1%	−0.0%

Spent each year, stacked by ledger code; the dashed line is the budget. Not adjusted for inflation.

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Spent each year by ledger codes
Fiscal year	Salaries	NSHE Resident Physicians	NSHE Professional Merit	Other (19)	Budget
FY2006	$702 million	—	—	—	—
FY2007	$767 million	—	—	—	—
FY2008	$805 million	—	—	—	—
FY2009	$849 million	—	—	—	—
FY2010	$814 million	—	—	minus $36.8 million	$1.51 billion
FY2011	$793 million	—	—	minus $39.6 million	$1.50 billion
FY2012	$757 million	—	—	minus $19.2 million	$1.43 billion
FY2013	$759 million	—	—	minus $19.0 million	$1.44 billion
FY2014	$773 million	—	—	minus $19.5 million	$1.40 billion
FY2015	$786 million	—	—	minus $19.7 million	$1.44 billion
FY2016	$820 million	—	—	minus $102 thousand	$1.52 billion
FY2017	$864 million	—	—	minus $140 thousand	$1.56 billion
FY2018	$896 million	$436 thousand	$106 thousand	minus $132 thousand	$1.67 billion
FY2019	$948 million	$259 thousand	$63.5 thousand	minus $124 thousand	$1.72 billion
FY2020	$973 million	$533 thousand	$157 thousand	minus $86.7 thousand	$1.86 billion
FY2021	$895 million	$96.4 thousand	$28.2 thousand	minus $24.1 million	$1.91 billion
FY2022	$934 million	$321 thousand	$85.3 thousand	minus $48.9 thousand	$2.02 billion
FY2023	$958 million	$503 thousand	$186 thousand	$19.6 million	$2.08 billion
FY2024	$889 million	$252 thousand	$52.1 thousand	minus $10.5 thousand	$2.13 billion
FY2025	$1.34 billion	$452 thousand	$140 thousand	minus $20.9 thousand	$2.32 billion
FY2026	$1.33 billion	$923 thousand	$271 thousand	minus $24.0 thousand	$2.67 billion
FY2027	—	—	—	—	$2.74 billion

How the biennium's budget changed from the Governor's proposal to today.

For FY2026 the Legislature approved $2.68 billion, 0.2% less than the Governor recommended. Adjustments since the session, many approved by the Interim Finance Committee, have lowered it to $2.67 billion.