Nevada has two overtime tracks: earn under $18 an hour and overtime starts after 8 hours in a day; earn $18 or more and only the 40 hour weekly rule applies. Enter your rate and hours day by day. The calculator picks the right track automatically. Minimum wage is $12.00 in 2026.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner
By Mudassir Khan
NRS 608.018 rules. The $18.00 rate threshold decides your track. Hours are never counted twice (no pyramiding).
By mutual agreement, a 4 day 10 hour schedule can waive the daily rule. Standard Nevada rules for nonexempt employees.
Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
Nevada law gives daily overtime to employees earning less than 1.5 times the $12.00 minimum wage, which is $18.00 an hour in 2026. Under that line, hours over 8 in a 24 hour period earn 1.5x. At $18.00 or more, the daily trigger switches off.
Every nonexempt Nevada employee earns 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, whatever the hourly rate. The weekly rule is the backstop behind the daily rule.
A 2022 constitutional amendment set a single $12.00 rate from July 1, 2024, with no tip credit and no inflation indexing. Tipped workers, including casino staff, earn the full $12.00 before tips.
Under $18/hr: overtime hours = hours over 8 in a day + straight time hours over 40 in the week. At $18/hr or more: overtime hours = hours over 40 in the week. Gross = (regular hours × rate) + (overtime hours × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | NRS 608.018: daily 1.5x after 8 hours for workers under $18/hr; weekly 1.5x after 40 hours for all |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $12.00 an hour for all employees; no tip credit |
| State income tax | None |
| Claim agency | Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner |
| Claim deadline | 2 years |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $15/hr, four 10 hour days (40 hrs) | 32 × $15 + 8 × $22.50 | $660.00 |
| $20/hr, four 10 hour days (40 hrs) | 40 × $20, no overtime | $800.00 |
| $12/hr, five 9 hour days (45 hrs) | 40 × $12 + 5 × $18 | $570.00 |
| $18/hr, five 10 hour days (50 hrs) | 40 × $18 + 10 × $27 | $990.00 |
Examples 1 and 2 are the Nevada lesson side by side: the same four 10 hour days earn $60 of daily overtime at $15 an hour and zero at $20 an hour, because the $18.00 threshold switches the daily rule off.
The workday is 24 hours from your shift start. Under NRS 608.0126, a workday is a rolling 24 hour period beginning when you clock in, not midnight to midnight. Overnight casino and hospitality shifts are measured from the actual start time.
A 4 day 10 hour schedule can waive the daily rule. If you and your employer mutually agree to four 10 hour days, hours 9 and 10 do not trigger daily overtime. The agreement must be mutual; the employer cannot impose it.
No Nevada state income tax. Overtime premium is reduced only by federal taxes, which matters in a state where hospitality overtime is a way of life.
For a state with daily overtime for everyone, see the Alaska overtime calculator. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
Employees earning less than $18.00 an hour, which is 1.5 times the $12.00 minimum wage. They earn 1.5x for hours over 8 in a 24 hour period, plus the weekly 40 hour rule.
No. The daily trigger applies only to rates below $18.00 an hour. At $18.00 or more, only hours over 40 in a workweek earn overtime.
$12.00 an hour for all employees, with no tip credit. The rate has been flat since July 1, 2024 and has no scheduled increase.
With the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner, which investigates wage claims at no cost. Claims should be filed within 2 years.
No. Nevada has no state income tax, so no state tax comes out of overtime pay. Federal taxes still apply in full.
Yes. Under NRS 608.018, a mutual agreement to a 4 day 10 hour schedule waives the daily overtime rule for hours 9 and 10. The weekly 40 hour rule still applies.
Rates and rules checked against these sources in November 2026.
For daily overtime without a rate threshold, try the Alaska overtime calculator. For federal only math, use the main overtime calculator.