Nevada

Basic minimum rate: $12.00. Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table, page updated July 1, 2026.

Minimum wage (US DOL)

Basic minimum rate

$12.00

Premium pay after designated hours

Employees earning less than 1.5 times the state minimum wage are entitled to premium pay for hours worked in excess of 8 in a single day or 40 in a single week. Employees earning at least 1.5 times the state minimum wage are entitled to premium pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a single week.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: nv.

DOL notes for Nevada

DOL lists no additional note for Nevada on the state minimum wage table.

Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: nv.

Rest periods (US DOL)

Basic standard

Paid 10-minute rest period for each 4 hours worked or major fraction thereof; as practicable, in middle of each work period. Not required for employees whose total daily work time is less than 3 and ½ hours.

Prescribed by

Statute

Coverage

Applicable to employers of two or more employees at a particular place of employment. Excludes employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Comments

Labor Commissioner may grant exemption on employer evidence of business necessity.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: nevada.

Meal periods (US DOL)

Basic standard

½ hour, if work is for 8 continuous hours.

Prescribed by

Statute

Coverage

Applicable to employers of two or more employees. Excludes employees covered by collective bargaining agreement

Comments

Labor Commissioner may grant exemption on employer evidence of business necessity.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: nevada.

Hours, counted

This page states the DOL rows and nothing beyond them. It does not say how they apply to any particular job, schedule or agreement. For hours, the calculators do arithmetic on the numbers you type: shift hours, hour totals split at 40, long shifts.