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Nevada painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's prevailing wage on Nevada public works runs from $59.14 an hour in White Pine County to $79.72 in Clark County. The median county is $59.14.

Main painter classification in each county, Labor Commissioner 2026-2027 rates (Oct 1, 2026). On a bid contract, the rates in effect when bids are opened apply until the contract ends or for 36 months (NRS 338.030(9)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Esmeralda County painter: $79.72 per hourLincoln County painter: $79.72 per hourMineral County painter: $59.14 per hourEureka County painter: $59.14 per hourHumboldt County painter: $59.14 per hourWashoe County painter: $59.14 per hourDouglas County painter: $59.14 per hourClark County painter: $79.72 per hourPershing County painter: $59.14 per hourLander County painter: $59.14 per hourStorey County painter: $59.14 per hourCarson City painter: $59.14 per hourWhite Pine County painter: $59.14 per hourElko County painter: $59.14 per hourNye County painter: $79.72 per hourLyon County painter: $59.14 per hourChurchill County painter: $59.14 per hour
$59$59$59$59$79$79Painter, main rate, total (fringes included) per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a painter make on prevailing wage in Nevada?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Clark County group4 counties · Painter-Journeyman$79.72
  2. Washoe County group13 counties · Brush/Roller Painter$59.14

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotal (fringes included)Base
Clark County group, 4 localities: Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, NyePainter-Journeyman$79.72 —
Washoe County group, 13 localities: Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White PineBrush/Roller Painter$59.14 —

2 groups of counties with identical Labor Commissioner rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Nevada's region schedules list journeyman, foreman and general foreman rates only. Apprentices recorded under NRS chapter 610 are exempt from the prevailing wage sections (NRS 338.080(1)) and are paid per their registered program's wage scale; check the program or the Labor Commissioner (702-486-2650, publicworks@labor.nv.gov).

Questions about Nevada painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Clark County?

$79.72 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under Labor Commissioner 2026-2027 rates (Oct 1, 2026). Overtime and every painter classification in Clark County.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Nevada?

The worker gets at least 1½ times the prevailing rate for hours over 40 in a week or over 8 in a workday; an agreed 4×10 schedule is the exception, and union agreements that pay overtime that way govern instead (NRS 338.020(3)–(4)). Many crafts say overtime is calculated on the base rate, which Nevada doesn't publish, so we don't compute overtime dollars.

Do apprentice painters get this rate?

Nevada's region schedules list journeyman, foreman and general foreman rates only. Apprentices recorded under NRS chapter 610 are exempt from the prevailing wage sections (NRS 338.080(1)) and are paid per their registered program's wage scale; check the program or the Labor Commissioner (702-486-2650, publicworks@labor.nv.gov).

Why do some counties have the same painter rate?

Labor Commissioner often publishes the same painter rates for several counties. Across Nevada, the 17 counties with a painter rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 13 counties (the Washoe County group).

Which county pays painters the most in Nevada?

Clark County, at $79.72 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is White Pine County at $59.14, and the median county is $59.14.