Rank #28 of 33
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
8.3
Tacos per hour at the local median wage
$2.62
Avg taco price
$21.69
Median hourly wage (2024)
$3.25
Fast-casual taqueria
$1.99
Taco Bell crunchy taco
Las Vegas sits below the national average. An hour of local work buys 8.3 tacos here, compared with 9.3 tacos per hour across the 33-city index (−1.0 vs national average).
Local note
Vegas balances tourist-corridor pricing with a robust off-Strip taqueria scene, particularly along Bonanza Road and in East Las Vegas. Tacos El Gordo and similar Tijuana-style operators have set the local standard at the mid-$3 range.
Where the numbers come from
Fast-casual: Tacos El Gordo ($2.40–$3.85 Tijuana-style), Taqueria El Pastorcito ($3.21–$3.44), Chicali Tacos ($3.00 al pastor). Chain: Taco Bell crunchy taco $1.99 (national avg).
Average taco price ($2.62) is $0.15 below the national average of $2.77.
How this is calculated. Tacos per hour = median hourly wage ÷ average taco price.
Average taco price is the mean of the fast-casual taqueria anchor and the local Taco Bell crunchy taco price.
Wages come from BLS OEWS, May 2024, MSA-level median for all occupations.
Full methodology.