Nevada prevailing wage rates

What is the prevailing wage rate in Nevada?

It depends on the trade. Taking each trade's main rate in each county, Labor Commissioner's figures run from $30.65 an hour (glazier, Washoe County) to $148.00 (commercial diver, Clark County). Labor Commissioner prints one rate that already includes fringe benefits. Pick a county or a trade below for the exact rate.

Rates by trade

Each trade page maps that trade's main rate in every county. Carpenter rates, for example, range from $68.42 to $83.02 an hour.

• Air Balance Technician$96.37
• Alarm Installer$42.74–$90.56
• Boilermaker$79.07
• Brick Tender$56.78–$75.58
• Bricklayer$64.38–$78.48
• Carpenter$68.42–$83.02
• Carpet & Soft Floor Layer$68.04–$69.97
• Cement Mason$60.92–$75.61
• Construction Inspector & Materials Tester$52.91–$103.43
• Diver & Tender$123.27–$148.00
• Drywall Finisher$67.36–$83.02
• Electrical Utility Lineman$57.56–$64.88
• Electrician$83.81–$90.92
• Elevator Constructor$128.81–$147.18
• Fence Builder$56.53–$75.27
• Field Surveyor$72.97–$104.40
• Flagger$55.41–$73.77
• Glazier$30.65–$91.23
• Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)$87.87–$88.63
• Ironworker$90.97
• Laborer$56.28–$75.27
• Millwright$83.97
• Operating Engineer$77.16–$102.48
• Painter$59.14–$79.72
• Pile Driver$68.92–$84.22
• Plaster Tender$57.12–$76.67
• Plasterer$61.37–$74.14
• Plumber / Pipefitter$87.10–$90.93
• Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic$74.14
• Roofer$55.43
• Sheet Metal Worker$83.70–$96.37
• Sign Installer$65.17–$69.68
• Striping & Traffic Control Worker$56.28–$75.27
• Teamster (Truck Driver)$35.79–$74.97
• Telecommunications Technician$52.56–$90.56
• Terrazzo Worker$57.09–$74.19
• Tile Finisher$44.85–$54.67
• Tile Setter$55.50–$71.44
• Water Well Driller$36.42–$62.72

How Nevada's prevailing wage rules work

• Which projects. Public works financed wholly or partly with public money (NRS 338.010). The wage rules don't apply to a public work estimated under $100,000, and projects can't be split to get under it (NRS 338.080(2)).
• Four wage regions. Nevada sets rates for four regions, not counties: Washoe, Northern Rural (Carson City and 11 counties), Clark, and Southern Rural (Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye). Every county in a region has the same rates (NRS 338.025).
• One number, fringes included. Each rate "includes the base rate as well as all applicable fringes"; no split is published (NRS 338.010).
• Rates lock at bid opening. The rates in effect when bids are opened apply until the contract is done or for 36 months, whichever is earlier (NRS 338.030(9)). An amendment changes a project only if bids open after it takes effect (NAC 338.050).
• New rates every October 1. The Commissioner surveys in odd years and reissues every October 1, with amendments when a union agreement changes. Washoe and Northern Rural are on Amendment 01, effective October 13, 2026 (2026-2027 rates).
• Overtime. 1½ times the prevailing rate after 40 hours a week or 8 in a day (a 4×10 schedule is the exception); union agreements may govern instead (NRS 338.020).
• No residential schedule. One schedule per region covers every public work. Some crafts are union rates and some are survey (non-union) rates, by region.
• Pay by work actually done. Workers are paid the rate for the work they actually perform, and unclassified work goes to the Labor Commissioner in writing (NAC 338.0095).