Changes coming to Nevada’s minimum wage, overtime
Changes in Nevada’s minimum wage will begin July 1, with the third and final incremental increase to bring the state's minimum wages to $12 an hour, the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner announced Tuesday.
Assembly Bill 456, passed in 2019, that increased the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually over a five-year period. The final increase bringing the minimum wage to $12 an hour begins July 1. Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
Nevada Ballot Question 2, passed by Nevada voters in November 2022, eliminated the two-tier minimum wage system which provided a reduction in the required minimum wage if an employer offered qualified health benefits. Unless otherwise exempted by law, the $12 minimum wage applies to all employees in the State of Nevada.
An increase in the minimum wage will also increase the daily overtime rates, except for those employees exempted from overtime requirements under NRS 608.018.
Employees in Nevada that earn one and one-half times the minimum wage ($18 per hour) or more are eligible for overtime at one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for over 40 hours of work in a week.
Employees that earn less than $18 per hour are eligible for overtime at one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for over 8 hours of work in a 24-hour period, or, over 40 hours of work in a workweek.
The annual bulletins for minimum wage and overtime can be found at http://labor.nv.gov.