Nevada Minimum Wage 2026
Figure basis: Official Nevada Office of the Labor CommissionerNevada's minimum wage is $12.00 per hour in 2026, set by the state and above the federal minimum of $7.25. This Nevada minimum wage calculator turns that hourly rate into the numbers that actually matter to you: weekly, monthly and yearly pay. At $12.00 an hour, someone working a full 40-hour week earns about $480.00 before tax, or roughly $24,960.00 across a full year. Enter your own hours per week and weeks worked to see your gross pay, and edit the rate if you are paid above the minimum. The minimum wage is a floor, not a ceiling: employers can pay more, and some cities in Nevada set their own higher local minimums. Nevada is one of the states that does not allow a tip credit, so tipped workers receive the full minimum wage in cash plus their tips. The figure here is the state rate for 2026, sourced directly from the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner; the pay calculation is simply hours times the rate.
Nevada's 2026 minimum wage is $12.00 per hour. Full time (40 hrs/week) that is about $480.00 a week and $24,960.00 a year before tax.
How Nevada minimum wage pay is calculated
weekly pay = hourly rate x hours per week
annual pay = hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per year
overtime = hourly rate x 1.5 (hours over 40 in a week, FLSA)
These are gross figures before federal and Nevada income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Your take-home pay is lower; see our Nevada paycheck calculator for the after-tax amount.
Why Nevada pays one flat rate
Nevada is one of only a handful of states that bans the tip credit outright, and that single rule shapes every paycheck here. A server, bartender, or valet on the Las Vegas Strip must be paid the full $12.00 an hour in cash before a single dollar of tips is counted, unlike neighboring Arizona or Utah where employers lean on a lower tipped wage. That makes the headline number unusually honest: $12.00 is what covered workers actually receive.
The $12.00 rate also reflects a change most people missed. For years Nevada ran a two-tier system, a lower rate for employers who offered qualifying health insurance and a higher one for those who did not. Voters ended that split with 2022 Ballot Question 2, and since July 1, 2024, there has been a single statewide floor with no health-benefit discount.
One thing to watch: Nevada no longer indexes its minimum wage to inflation, so unlike Oregon or Colorado it will not drift upward every year on its own. The $12.00 figure holds until the Legislature or another ballot measure moves it, which means it can quietly lose ground to rising prices. If you are budgeting or setting payroll, treat $12.00 as a firm floor rather than a number that adjusts automatically, and confirm it against the Office of the Labor Commissioner before a new fiscal year.
Nevada minimum wage: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Nevada in 2026?
Nevada's minimum wage is $12.00 per hour in 2026, set by the state and above the federal minimum of $7.25. At $12.00 an hour, a full-time worker (40 hours a week) earns about $480.00 a week and $24,960.00 a year before tax. This rate took effect on July 1, 2024.
How much is full-time minimum wage in Nevada per year?
At Nevada's $12.00 minimum wage, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours, which comes to about $24,960.00 a year ($2,080.00 a month) in gross pay before tax and deductions. Part-time hours scale down from there; use the calculator to enter your own hours.
Is Nevada's minimum wage going up?
Nevada does not automatically index its minimum wage to inflation, so it changes only when the law changes. The figure here is the 2026 rate verified with the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Nevada?
Nevada does not allow a tip credit, so tipped workers must be paid the full $12.00 minimum wage in cash, on top of any tips they keep.
Is Nevada's minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage?
Yes. Nevada's $12.00 is $4.75 an hour above the federal minimum of $7.25, which works out to about $9,880.00 more a year for a full-time worker.
Official sources
- Nevada 2026 minimum wage rate: Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner, as at July 11, 2026.
- Federal minimum wage ($7.25) and overtime rules: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 July 2026. See our methodology. General information, not legal or financial advice. No-tip-credit state. Single $12.00 rate since July 1, 2024 (the two-tier health-benefit system ended under 2022 Ballot Question 2); no increases scheduled.