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What Nye County pays

The county's entire 2025 payroll: 624 employees, $63,020,549 in pay and benefits, median base pay $60,130, and 110 people over $100,000 base.

Public employees are paid with public money, and the record of it is public. Nye County publishes none of this itself; the data comes from Transparent Nevada, and every line links to the record that reports it. Overtime is not published for Nye County, so totals here are base plus other pay plus benefits.

Every employee, highest paid first

EmployeeTitleBaseBenefitsPay + benefits
Amber AvilaDETENTION TECHNICIAN$18,377$11,776$30,153
Jacob SkinnerRISK MANAGER$22,241$7,490$29,730
Ashley WellsSECRETARY II$17,681$11,999$29,680
Amber LopezDISPATCHER$18,804$10,774$29,578
Logan WilliamsKENNEL ASSISTANT$18,436$10,943$29,379
Kelly KollenderKENNEL ASSISTANT$18,030$10,515$28,545
Justin StarkFOOD SERVICES WORKER$16,539$11,335$27,874
Christopher GrabbeAUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC$19,322$8,501$27,823
Joshua JusticeDEPUTY DIST COURT CLERK I$17,238$10,585$27,823
Derick EvenHEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC$17,427$10,193$27,620
Jeffery DavisPURCHASING TECHNICIAN II$15,947$10,789$26,736
Justin Potts-ThomasonLANDFILL MAINTENANCE WORKER$17,509$8,460$25,969
Catherine LandEVIDENCE & PROPTY TECH - PT$21,692$3,350$25,042
Brian BellJUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER$15,563$9,117$24,679
Shantelle BaynesANIMAL SHELTER OFFICE ASSISTAN$14,612$9,854$24,465
Raphael RussellLANDFILL MAINTENANCE WORKER$15,943$7,802$23,745
Dennis LockhartB&G MAINTENANCE WORKER III$12,559$10,986$23,544
Krystle JohnsonSECRETARY I$19,976$3,085$23,061
Elizabeth RodriguezDRUG COURT FACILITATOR$18,612$4,263$22,875
Gary Bryant Jr.DETENTION DEPUTY$22,500$326$22,826
Madison HugginsDISPATCHER$14,130$8,207$22,338
Lisa HolmgrenDC JUDICIAL LEGAL SECRETARY$13,546$8,408$21,953
James OtwellROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER II$13,710$7,754$21,464
Alexander JensenDEPUTY DIST COURT CLERK I$12,261$9,045$21,306
Jason FletcherSANITATION, UTILITY & MAINTENA$17,821$2,752$20,573
Casey Minichiello-OsbornROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$14,007$6,301$20,308
Natalie Abbatte-WilcoxKENNEL ASSISTANT$12,964$7,184$20,148
Stephen GoldsteinKENNEL ASSISTANT$13,043$6,840$19,883
Marlena DufourMUSEUM STAFF$15,869$3,697$19,566
Juan Zepeda-PinaKENNEL ASSISTANT$12,726$6,828$19,554
Brian BellWORKPLACE SAFETY/TRAINING OFFI$12,739$6,732$19,472
Flordeluna LupacCUSTODIAN ~ P/T$15,778$2,437$18,214
Erick RevelesA-EMT/FIREFIGHTER$10,552$7,095$17,647
Jahna JacksonACCOUNT CLERK I$9,662$5,533$15,195
Michelle ScottDATA COLLECTOR - PT$12,763$1,971$14,734
Caitlin MillerDEPUTY COUNTY CLERK I - TEMP$12,651$1,954$14,604
Marla McmahonTOWN ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATO$9,990$4,594$14,584
Ashley KoningSECRETARY II$9,197$5,319$14,516
Kenneth OberlinFOOD PANTRY CLERK-PT$12,209$1,885$14,094
Dawn KochDISPATCHER$9,925$4,061$13,986
Carrie NyeSECRETARY II$8,775$5,124$13,899
Andrea FrenchELIGIBILITY WORKER$7,971$5,505$13,476
Scott GillFOOD PANTRY CLERK$11,481$1,773$13,254
Alina VelozSWIMMING POOL SEASONAL - PHT$11,213$1,568$12,781
Alexander JensenDEPUTY CLERK I$7,301$4,724$12,025
Francisco GardeaKENNEL ASSISTANT$7,193$4,411$11,604
James Miller JrKENNEL ASSISTANT - PT$9,875$1,525$11,400
Inmaculada ContrerasJUSTICE COURT ASSISTANT - PT$9,742$1,504$11,247
Mark KiburisSERGEANT$6,633$4,501$11,133
Andrew OttesonROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER II$7,199$2,779$9,978

Last synced 2026-08-08. Pay is annual and can be up to a year behind. Figures are as published by Transparent Nevada from public records; where this page and the source disagree, the source governs.Staff directory ·Campaign finance ·Send a tip