Carson City
Cost of Living in Carson City, NV (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home
$2,386 left/mo
$3,259/mo in Carson City. $2,386 left each month. Prices near the US average.
Monthly costs
Take-home $5,645/mo.
- Taxes$1,333
- Rent$1,293
- Other$1,966
- Left$2,386
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $67,734
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,293
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$2,386 left/mo
Stats
- Rent
- $1,539
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,645
- Per month
- Tax
- 19%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 4% below
- US, besides rent
Average electric bill in Nevada
About $119 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Nevada in 2025, 13.26¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Carson City utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.
Moving from Carson City
Take-home by job in Carson City
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer