Nevada Minimum Wage 2026
The minimum wage in Nevada is $12.00 per hour in 2026, effective July 1, 2024. Nevada does not allow a tip credit, so tipped employees earn the full minimum wage plus tips.
What is the minimum wage in Nevada in 2026?
The Nevada minimum wage is $12.00 per hour for all employees in 2026. The rate took effect on July 1, 2024, when a voter-approved constitutional amendment ended Nevada's old two-tier system and set a single statewide rate.
Before July 2024, Nevada had two minimum wages: a lower rate for employees offered qualifying health benefits and a higher rate for everyone else. That distinction is gone. Every employee, with or without health benefits, must earn at least $12.00 per hour.
Tipped minimum wage in Nevada
Nevada does not allow a tip credit. Tipped employees must be paid the full $12.00 per hour in cash wages before tips, which makes Nevada one of the most employee-friendly states for hospitality pay.
For employers used to tip-credit states, this changes labor cost math significantly, especially in Las Vegas hospitality. Tips are on top of the full minimum wage, never a substitute for any part of it.
Nevada minimum wage history: 2020 to 2026
| Year | Minimum wage | Tipped wage |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| 2021 | $9.75 | $9.75 |
| 2022 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| 2023 | $11.25 | $11.25 |
| 2024 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 2025 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 2026 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
Upcoming minimum wage increases in Nevada
No increases are scheduled. The $12.00 rate is set in the Nevada Constitution and does not adjust for inflation, so changing it requires another constitutional amendment approved by voters or federal action.
Practically, that means Nevada's rate will stay at $12.00 for the foreseeable future while market wages, particularly on the Las Vegas Strip where union contracts dominate, continue to rise above it.
Minimum wage by city in Nevada
Nevada has a single statewide rate with no local variation. Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno, and North Las Vegas all follow the $12.00 minimum.
In practice, hospitality wages in Las Vegas are shaped more by collective bargaining agreements than by the legal minimum, and typical hourly offers in the resort corridor run well above $12.00.
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What Nevada employers need to know
No tip credit
Pay tipped employees the full $12.00 per hour in wages. Tips belong to employees on top of that; mandatory tip pools have strict rules under Nevada law.
Daily overtime
Nevada requires overtime after 8 hours in a 24-hour period for employees earning less than 1.5x the minimum wage ($18.00 in 2026), in addition to the standard weekly threshold of 40 hours.
Health benefits no longer matter for the rate
Offering qualifying health insurance no longer lets you pay a lower minimum wage. The two-tier system ended July 1, 2024.
Posting and records
Display the annual Nevada minimum wage bulletin issued by the Labor Commissioner and keep standard payroll records.
How other states compare
See how Nevada's $12.00 rate stacks up against other state minimum wages in 2026, or browse the full minimum wage index for all 50 states.
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Sources: the US Department of Labor's state minimum wage table and official announcements from the Nevada labor department. Minimum wage laws change frequently; confirm current rates with those sources or legal counsel before setting pay.
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