Nevada Minimum Wage 2026
Current year
The 2026 Nevada Minimum Wage is $12.
Effective 2026-01-01Source: State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)Verified 2026-08-29
Compared with 2025
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2025.
| Item | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $12 | $12 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers and employees in Nevada covered by the state minimum wage law. The Department of Labor's table gives Nevada's basic minimum rate with no employer-size condition attached, unlike its entries for several other states. What the entry does attach is a premium pay rule in two tiers, keyed to whether an employee earns below a stated multiple of the state minimum wage. The table does not display subminimum rates for minors, students or trainees, or any higher rate set by a local government.
What changed this year, and why
The U.S. Department of Labor's table of state minimum wage laws, updated July 1, 2026, lists Nevada's basic minimum rate as $12.00 per hour. The Nevada entry carries no dated step inside the year and no statement of an annual adjustment, and no earlier year of this record is published here, so this page states no year-over-year change.
Common questions
- What is the minimum wage in Nevada in 2026?
- It is $12.00 per hour. That is the basic minimum rate the U.S. Department of Labor lists for Nevada in its State Minimum Wage Laws table, in the version updated July 1, 2026. The figure published here is taken from that entry and from nothing else, so it reflects the state rate as the department recorded it on that date.
- Does Nevada require daily overtime as well as weekly overtime?
- For some employees, yes. The table's Nevada entry sets premium pay in two tiers. Employees earning below a stated multiple of the state minimum wage are entitled to premium pay after a daily threshold of hours as well as a weekly one. Employees earning at or above that multiple are entitled to premium pay after the weekly threshold only. Most entries in this table state a weekly threshold alone.
- Which Nevada employees get overtime after a single long day?
- The entry ties that to earnings, not to occupation. It describes the daily premium pay threshold as applying to employees who earn less than a stated multiple of the state minimum wage, and gives the higher-earning group a weekly threshold only. The table states the multiple and the hour counts as figures this page does not republish, and it does not name the exemptions written into the state law.
- Does the Nevada minimum wage depend on whether the employer offers health benefits?
- The Department of Labor's table does not record any such condition. Its Nevada entry lists a single basic minimum rate per hour, with no second rate and no benefits test attached to it. The same table says of its own contents that differential provisions are not displayed in it, so this page reports what the entry states rather than treating the entry as a complete account of state law.
- Is there a separate tipped minimum wage for Nevada?
- The Department of Labor's state table lists one basic minimum rate per hour for Nevada and no separate cash wage for tipped employees, so this page does not publish one. The same table says plainly that differential provisions are not displayed in it, naming subminimum rates for minors and students and training wages for new hires as its examples.
- Does the Nevada minimum wage go up every year?
- The table states an annual adjustment inside the entry itself for several states, naming a formula or a recalculation date. The Nevada entry contains no such statement. This page therefore publishes the rate the table listed as of July 1, 2026 and makes no claim about how or when the rate is recalculated, because the source document does not say.
- Do Las Vegas or Reno set their own minimum wage rates?
- The Department of Labor's table does not answer that. It notes that some local governments set minimum wage rates higher than their respective state minimum wage, and that such differential provisions are not displayed in the table. The $12.00 per hour figure on this page is the state-level basic rate only, so a local ordinance would sit outside what this source records.
- Where does the $12.00 figure on this page come from?
- From the Wage and Hour Division's State Minimum Wage Laws table at dol.gov, in the snapshot captured for this record, where the Nevada entry gives the basic minimum rate per hour as $12.00. The division notes on the same page that it tries to ensure the information is accurate and that individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
Every amount on this page is a published figure rather than yours. The Minimum wage pay calculator takes the number you enter and works it out against them, showing which published figure it used.
Minors, students and training wages: who may be paid less than the rate on this page
The federal minimum wage shown on this page does not apply uniformly to every worker. Some states have special rules that allow employers to pay certain groups less than the standard rate. These groups include minors, students, and new hires who are in a training period. A state may also exempt some workers from minimum wage coverage entirely. These special lower rates are established by state law, not by the federal rules described here. Because they vary from state to state and depend on a worker's age, enrollment status, or how long they have been on the job, they are not listed in the federal table. If you are a young worker, a student, or starting a training position, check your own state's rules to find out whether a lower subminimum or training wage applies to you. The verified figure for 2026 is $12 per hour.
Some states set subminimum rates for minors and/or students or exempt them from coverage or have a training wage for new hires.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
When a city or county sets a higher minimum wage
Cities and counties have authority to set their own minimum wage rates above the state or federal level. When a local government establishes a higher rate, employers in that jurisdiction must pay the local rate instead. These local variations are not displayed in the DOL table. Workers and employers should verify whether their city or county has enacted a higher minimum wage that applies to them.
Some local governments set minimum wage rates higher than their respective state minimum wage. Such differential provisions are not displayed in this table.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
Who to ask about this rate, and where to take a wage complaint
The DOL table provides general information but is not official legal guidance. For authoritative information about minimum wage requirements in a particular state, workers and employers should contact the state labor office directly. State agencies maintain official records of applicable wage rates, exemptions, and special provisions. The Wage and Hour Division attempts to keep information current, but state labor offices provide the definitive source for compliance questions.
The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate, but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
- Hourly
Nevada Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00
By year
Every published year
6 years on record, 2026 back to 2016. Each year links to its own page, its own document and its own verification date.