1099 Cybersecurity Analyst Jobs in Reno, NV

Reno by the numbers

The occupation employs 170 people across Reno, NV. That figure counts every employment arrangement, W-2 and 1099 alike — BLS does not split the two. Applying 1099WORK's estimate that roughly 25% of information security analysts work on a 1099 basis puts the independent share near 43 people. Treat that as an order of magnitude, not a census. By headcount the market ranks 108th of the 244 metro areas where BLS publishes a figure for this occupation.

The location quotient is 0.55 — information security analysts are 45% less concentrated here than in the average US market. That thins the employer pool, but it also thins the competition for the contracts that do exist. The metro's population is 575,000, up 4.3% since 2020.

A thin concentration cuts both ways: fewer employers and longer sales cycles, but far less competition once you have a relationship. One local factor never shows up in wage data at all: Nevada levies no state income tax, so a given gross goes further here than the same gross in a taxed state.

Nearby markets for information security analysts

Contractors are not bound by a metro line the way a commuting employee is, and the neighbouring markets often price the same work differently. Within reach of Reno:

Tax, in short

Nothing is withheld from a 1099 payment. You pay self-employment tax at 15.3% on 92.35% of net profit, plus income tax, in four estimated payments a year. Nevada levies no state income tax, so the federal bill is close to the whole picture.

The classification caveat

Labelling an engagement 1099 does not make it 1099 — the IRS weighs who controls the work, who supplies the tools and who carries the risk. For information security analysts the usual flashpoints are set schedules, employer-supplied equipment and exclusivity clauses. Nevada also applies its own test, which can reach a different answer than the IRS does on identical facts.

Which trades run on contractors in Reno

Across the 81 occupations 1099WORK tracks, Reno, NV has an estimated 27,861 people working on a 1099 basis, out of 87,450 employed in those occupations altogether. The concentration is uneven: laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, and janitors and cleaners account for a disproportionate share, because those trades are structurally independent rather than incidentally so. The 1099 estimates below apply 1099WORK's per-occupation contractor share to BLS employment — they are estimates, and BLS itself does not publish the split.

The best-paying 1099 work in Reno

Software Developer leads on median pay in Reno at $129,290, with the top decile at $205,900. The table below is filtered to occupations where independent work is genuinely common — a high median in an occupation that is 95% W-2 is not an opportunity. Remember that every figure is a W-2-and-1099 blend: to match them as a contractor, multiply by roughly 1.33 for payroll tax, unpaid time and self-funded benefits.

Where to look next

1099WORK is a marketplace built for 1099 engagements specifically: companies post a defined scope, information security analysts keep one verified profile, and agreements, onboarding and payment happen in the same place. It launched as 1099REPS for independent medical sales reps and now covers the wider 1099 economy, Reno included.