Minimum wage in Nevada in 2027
$12.00 per hour1
per hourGeneral rate from July 1, 2024
No scheduled increase on record.
Year 2027
Rates in force during 2027
| Applies to | Rate | Effective | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
StandardSourceAssembly Bill 456, passed in 2019, increased the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually over a five-year period. The final increase effective July 1, 2024, will bring Nevada’s minimum wage to $12 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $12.00July 1, 2024 – current | July 1, 2024 | current |
BLS · May 2025
How the minimum compares with typical pay in Nevada
52%of the median hourly wage
The median hourly wage across all occupations in Nevada is $22.91 and the mean is $29.83 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state estimates). The minimum wage of $12.00 is 52% of the median; the 10th-percentile wage is $13.59, so roughly the lowest-paid tenth of workers earn within $1.59 of the minimum. BLS
| Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage | $12.00 |
| 10th percentile | $13.59 |
| 25th percentile | $17.38 |
| Median | $22.91 |
| Mean | $29.83 |
5 rules · September 27, 2026
Labor law basics in Nevada
What the law adds on top of the hourly rate. Follow the citation for exceptions.
Overtime
Employees earning less than 1.5 times the minimum wage ($18 an hour) get 1.5 times their regular rate for work over 8 hours in a 24-hour period or over 40 hours in a workweek; employees earning $18 or more get overtime only after 40 hours in a week. (non-exempt employees (exemptions in NRS 608.018))
Source
Employees in Nevada that earn one and one-half times the minimum wage ($18 per hour) or more are eligible for overtime at one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for over 40 hours of work in a week. Employees that earn less than $18 per hour are eligible for overtime at one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for over 8 hours of work in a 24-hour period, or, over 40 hours of work in a workweek.
- Source
- press release
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- Office of the Labor Commissioner release of April 2, 2024 (NRS 608.018). The $18 threshold follows the $12 minimum wage in force since July 1, 2024.
Verified September 27, 2026
Overtime-exempt salary threshold
Executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt from minimum wage and overtime only if they meet the duties tests and are paid a salary of at least $684 per week ($35,568 a year). (executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees)
Source: 29 C.F.R. Part 541
To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $684 per week.
- Source
- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- The 2024 rule raising the level to $844/$1,128 was vacated in November 2024; DOL enforces the 2019 level of $684.
Verified September 26, 2026
Young workers' hours
14- and 15-year-olds may work at most 3 hours on a school day, 8 hours on a non-school day, 18 hours in a school week and 40 hours in a non-school week, outside school hours. (14- and 15-year-olds in non-agricultural jobs)
Source: 29 C.F.R. Part 570
no more than 3 hours on a school day , including Fridays; no more than 8 hours on a nonschool day; no more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session; no more than 40 hours during a week when school is not in session;
- Source
- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
Verified September 26, 2026
Required poster
Employers whose employees are covered by the FLSA minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments. (employers covered by the FLSA)
Source: 29 U.S.C. § 207
Every employer of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments.
- Source
- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- The notice DOL publishes for this purpose is the FLSA minimum wage poster (WH-1088), free from the WHD posters page.
Verified September 26, 2026
Tips
An employer may count tips toward the minimum wage only after telling the tipped employee the cash wage, the tip credit claimed, that the credit cannot exceed tips received, that tips belong to the employee except in a valid tip pool, and that the credit requires this notice; employers, managers and supervisors may never keep employees' tips. (tipped employees under the FLSA)
Source
Employers must provide the following information to tipped employees before taking a tip credit under the FLSA: the amount of the direct (or cash) wage the employer is paying a tipped employee, which must be at least $2.13 per hour; the additional amount claimed by the employer as a tip credit, which cannot exceed $5.12 (the difference between the minimum required direct (or cash) wage of $2.13 and the current minimum wage of $7.25); that the tip credit claimed by the employer cannot exceed the amount of tips actually received by the tipped employee; that all tips received by the tipped employee are to be retained by the employee except for a valid tip pooling arrangement limited to employees who customarily and regularly receive tips; and that the tip credit will not apply to any tipped employee unless the employee has been informed of these tip credit provisions.
- Source
- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
Verified September 26, 2026
$12.00 / hour
Calculators
Estimates before tax at this rate. Nothing you type leaves this page.
What this wage pays
| Weekly | $480.00 |
|---|---|
| Monthly52 weeks ÷ 12 | $2,080.00 |
| Annual52 weeks | $24,960.00 |
| Overtime rate1.5× where overtime applies | $18.00 |
4 questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Nevada in 2027?
$12.00 per hour since July 1, 2024. For a 40-hour week that is about $480.00 a week or $24,960.00 a year before tax.
Is the minimum wage in Nevada increasing?
No increase is scheduled on record as of October 1, 2026. Inflation-indexed jurisdictions announce the next figure a few months before it takes effect.
Is there a lower tipped minimum wage in Nevada?
No separate tipped rate is on record for Nevada; tipped employees are owed the full $12.00 per hour before tips, unless a higher-level rule sets one.
How does Nevada compare with other states?
Nevada's $12.00 ranks 24 of 51 state general rates, against a federal floor of $7.25.
2 levels of law
How this rate is resolved
The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.
Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:
- United States
- Nevada
Nevada sets 1 rule of its own.
Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources
AB 456 (2019) raised the minimum wage 75 cents each July 1 through 2024. Until June 30, 2024 Nevada had two tiers (lower rate if the employer offers qualifying health benefits); Ballot Question 2 (2022) replaced them with a single $12 rate from July 1, 2024. No CPI indexing and no tip credit. Rates before July 1, 2024 state the tier as a condition. History before July 1, 2019 not yet published (B&I press releases cover 2019-2024).
Nevada
Enforcement
Enforced by Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner. Employers must display the official minimum wage poster.
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