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Nevada minimum wage 2026

Official

The Nevada rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.

From Nevada Legislature and IRS 
Minimum wage
$12.00
an hour
Next rate
none scheduled
Full time, after tax
$22,165
a year
Rank
#24 of 51
by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)

What is the minimum wage in Nevada in 2026?

The Nevada minimum wage is $12 an hour in 2026, above the $7.25 federal minimum.

Will the Nevada minimum wage go up in 2027?

No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $12 an hour in 2027.

  1. $12.00 an hour

  2. Today, November 1, 2026

How much is minimum wage a year in Nevada?

Full time, a Nevada minimum wage job pays $24,960 a year before tax.

A year
$24,960
A month
$2,080.00
Every two weeks
$960.00
A week
$480.00
How this is calculated
  1. The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.

How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Nevada?

After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Nevada takes home $22,165 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $852.48. It takes 93.8 hours of work to take home $1,000.

Take-home per year
$22,165
Every two weeks
$852.48
Per hour after tax
$10.66
In national prices
$22,169
How this is calculated
  1. Full-time pay of $24,960 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Nevada taxes for 2026.
  2. The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.

Is $20 an hour good pay in Nevada?

It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 37% of Nevada workers earn, but less than half of them. The Nevada median wage is $22.91 an hour.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$20.00

Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Nevada?

Nevada does not allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $12 an hour before tips.

How has the Nevada minimum wage changed?

The Nevada minimum wage rose from $1.25 an hour in 1968 to $12 today.

$0$5$10$15$12.00
Nevada minimum wage on January 1 of selected years (DOL), with the current rate.

How does the Nevada minimum wage compare with other states?

Nevada ranks #24 of 51, tied with New Mexico; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.

How many Nevada hourly workers earn $7.25 or less?

0.7% of hourly workers in Nevada earned the federal minimum of $7.25 or less in 2024.

At or below $7.25
0.7%
of hourly workers, 2024
Hourly-paid workers
885K
At or below the federal rate
7K

Nevada requires more than $7.25, so these are mostly tipped and exempt jobs.

Questions people ask

How much is minimum wage per week in Nevada?

Full time, a Nevada minimum wage job takes home $426.24 a week after taxes.

Is the Nevada minimum wage worth more in local prices?

Yes. After taxes and Nevada prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $22,169 a year at average US prices, more than its $22,165 take-home.