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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
April LewisEVIDENCE & PROP CONTROL TECH$53,651$34,754$88,404
Richard AcostaB&G MAINTENANCE WORKER III$54,943$33,247$88,190
Tamara DavisADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN - SO$53,343$34,636$87,980
Chelsea BechtRECORDS MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRAT$53,300$34,619$87,919
Linda RaymondTOWN ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATO$53,100$34,512$87,611
Jullian BrockDEPUTY TREASURER II$53,600$33,992$87,592
Beverly BayneDEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK I$53,072$34,502$87,574
Shalise LambCHILD SUPPORT CASEWORKER$52,986$34,523$87,509
Donald BlodgettB&G MAINTENANCE WORKER III$53,103$34,274$87,376
Casey JonesROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$54,555$32,731$87,286
Christopher MarshallROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$52,895$34,030$86,924
Dustin WardHR GENERALIST I$53,637$33,171$86,808
James CogeshallB&G MAINTENANCE WORKER III$52,550$34,130$86,680
Joel KnappROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$52,489$34,174$86,664
Joshua BissellDEPUTY$45,357$41,131$86,488
Isaiah SalazarROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$53,633$32,428$86,061
Blanca SeguraFINANCIAL ANALYST - GRANTS$51,441$33,895$85,336
Stacey DonlonDETENTION TECHNICIAN$51,952$33,355$85,307
Emily Dicillo-NoelDETENTION TECHNICIAN$51,808$33,469$85,277
Kelly SidmanDEPUTY COUNTY CLERK III$52,132$33,139$85,271
Taylor TilleryDISPATCHER$50,998$34,085$85,083
Morgan SalazarREAL PROPERTY APPRAISER II$51,422$33,465$84,887
Samantha Bieker-HarrissDEPUTY RECORDER II$51,117$33,753$84,870
Austin GettleHEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC$52,500$31,844$84,345
Sabrina SandovalDEPUTY TREASURER I$51,776$32,421$84,197
Joseph FergusonROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$50,793$33,181$83,974
Donald EguiresB&G MAINTENANCE WORKER II$51,443$32,183$83,626
Patricia HarhayEXECUTIVE LEGAL SECRETARY I$50,405$33,144$83,549
Bryce ShempGROUNDSKEEPER$43,467$39,538$83,005
Daniel SpradlinDETENTION TECHNICIAN$51,272$31,653$82,925
James Christiansen Sr.KENNEL ASSISTANT$51,193$31,538$82,731
Chandler CurtisDEPUTY TREASURER II$49,562$32,892$82,454
Rebecca TibbitsREAL PROPERTY APPRAISER I$49,310$32,987$82,297
Idalia Femat-AguilarDEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK I$48,986$32,783$81,768
Angel HernandezROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III$50,266$31,480$81,745
Jessica NicholsonADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN - SO$48,424$33,105$81,529
Rosa GutierrezDEPUTY TREASURER I$49,079$31,956$81,035
Nicole SimpsonACCOUNTING SECRETARY$48,879$32,068$80,948
Melissa GodfreyADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY$48,043$32,690$80,733
Kevin SimpsonB&G MAINTENANCE WORKER III$48,060$32,424$80,485
Michele FioreJUSTICE OF THE PEACE$51,003$29,311$80,313
Stephanie McclureFINANCIAL ASSISTANT II$48,363$31,709$80,072
Dayna GoshenEXECUTIVE LEGAL SECRETARY II$47,368$32,389$79,757
Christina LeeELIGIBILITY WORKER$47,106$32,354$79,461
Danyelle NielsenENGINEERING TECHNICIAN I$47,259$32,184$79,443
Allyson RilyENGINEERING TECHNICIAN I$47,158$32,230$79,388
Henry GarciaFLEET DRIVER$46,950$32,224$79,174
Michael HolderbaumJUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER$51,799$27,028$78,827
Marshari WaldrupeDETENTION TECHNICIAN$47,491$31,185$78,675
Oliver FrenchFINANCIAL ASSISTANT II$47,555$30,974$78,529

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