Nevada · Unpaid wages · Updated Oct 2026

Nevada wage claims: how to get your unpaid pay

Not paid for all your hours, no overtime, or no final paycheck? Here is Nevada’s minimum wage, the final-paycheck rules, the deadlines and where to file, in plain English.

$12.00minimum wage in 2026
$12.00tipped cash wage
Yesdaily overtime
Immediatelyfinal pay if fired
24 monthstime limit to file (see details)

Where to file in Nevada

Wage claims in Nevada go to this state office. Filing is usually free.

Office
Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner (Department of Business and Industry)
Phone
702-486-2650
Languages
Wage claim forms in Spanish (Formularios Para Los Empleados); minimum wage and overtime bulletins in Spanish
File onlineOfficial wage claim page

For federal minimum wage and overtime you can also contact the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: 1-866-487-9243. How federal claims work.

How to file a wage claim in Nevada

  1. Gather your records

    Dates and hours worked, your pay rate, pay stubs or bank deposits, texts or schedules, and the employer's name and address.

  2. Ask in writing first (optional)

    A demand letter gives your employer a deadline to pay and shows you tried. Use the free letter on this page.

  3. File with Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner

    You file a wage claim with the Nevada Labor Commissioner, online through its claim portal. The office investigates unpaid wages, state minimum wage, overtime and prevailing wage disputes. Before you file, you must first ask your employer for the money; the office will not take your claim if you have not. Make the claim complete, because an incomplete claim may be returned or dismissed. Filing is free. Offices are in Las Vegas (702-486-2650) and Carson City (775-684-1890).

  4. Watch the deadline

    The Labor Commissioner will not accept a claim about something that happened more than 24 months before you file (Labor Commissioner, Forms for Employees). To sue in court: 2 years for unpaid final wages (NRS 608.135) and 2 years for minimum-wage violations (NRS 608.260).

Minimum wage and overtime in Nevada

Nevada's minimum wage is $12.00 an hour for all covered workers. Since July 1, 2024 there is one rate, whether or not your employer offers health insurance (Nevada Constitution Art. 15, § 16; Ballot Question 2 of 2022). No increase is scheduled. Nevada has no lower wage for tipped workers: your employer may not count your tips toward the minimum wage (NRS 608.160).

Minimum wage (2026)
$12.00
Tipped cash wage
$12.00

Overtime

If you earn less than 1.5 times the minimum wage ($18.00 an hour), you get 1.5 times your regular pay for hours over 8 in a 24-hour workday and for hours over 40 in a week. The exception is a mutually agreed schedule of four 10-hour days. If you earn $18.00 or more, you get overtime only after 40 hours a week (NRS 608.018; Labor Commissioner Daily Overtime Bulletin). Exempt groups include executive, administrative and professional employees, farm workers, taxi and limo drivers, workers at businesses with under $250,000 in yearly sales, and some commission workers.

Paydays: At least twice a month (semimonthly) for private employers. Wages earned before the 1st are due by 8 a.m. on the 15th of the next month, and wages earned before the 16th are due by 8 a.m. on the last day of the same month (NRS 608.060).

Your final paycheck in Nevada

If you are fired or laid off
Immediately. All earned wages are due right away when you are fired or laid off (also when you are put on temporary layoff).
If you quit
By your next regular payday or 7 days after you quit, whichever comes first.
Law
NRS 608.020, 608.030

When was your final paycheck due in Nevada?

Enter how your job ended and your last day of work. We show your state’s rule and, when the rule is a simple number of days or your next payday, the date.

Enter your last day of workThe result appears when you pick a date.

Dates are approximate: we skip weekends for business and working days but not holidays. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

Penalties your employer may owe

If your final pay is late (more than 3 days late if you were fired; on the due date if you quit), your wages keep running at your normal daily rate until you are paid, for up to 30 days (NRS 608.040, 608.050). If you sue for wages and made a written demand at least 5 days before suing, the court must award attorney fees (NRS 608.140). In a minimum-wage suit, you can get back pay, damages and reinstatement, and the court must award attorney fees and costs (NRS 608.260). The Labor Commissioner can fine the employer up to $5,000 per violation (NRS 608.195).

Retaliation and immigration status

No one may threaten you, fire you or penalize you for testifying in an investigation or proceeding under Nevada's wage law (NRS 608.015).

Federal law also makes it illegal to fire or punish you for filing a wage complaint or cooperating in an investigation (US DOL Fact Sheet #77A).

The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforces federal wage law without regard to immigration status, and its services are free and confidential whether you are documented or not (US DOL).

Deductions and tips

Deductions are allowed only for certain employee benefit associations or when you authorize them in writing, and every paycheck must come with an itemized list of deductions (NRS 608.110). Your employer may not take any part of your tips or count tips toward the minimum wage. Workers may agree among themselves to share tips (NRS 608.160).

Good to know in Nevada

  • You must ask your employer for your wages before the Labor Commissioner will take your claim (Forms for Employees page).
  • The Labor Commissioner does not handle claims for only bonus or holiday pay, only penalties or expenses, union members, independent contractors, or employers in bankruptcy (Forms for Employees page).
  • Your employer may not make you work unpaid during a trial or break-in period (NRS 608.016).

Forms

Wage-theft calculator for Nevada

Work out what you should have been paid: at least the minimum wage for every hour, plus overtime. Then compare it with what you got.

If a higher city or county minimum wage applies where you work, enter that rate if it is more than you were promised.

Before taxes, if you know it. Leave it empty to see only what you were owed.

Or enter the hours you worked each day in a typical workweek

Fill these in to count Nevada’s daily overtime. Leave days off empty. If you fill in days, the weekly total above is not used.

Day 7 is the seventh day of your workweek.

Fill in your pay, hours and weeksThe result appears as you type.

Nevada overtime rule: If you earn less than 1.5 times the minimum wage ($18.00 an hour), you get 1.5 times your regular pay for hours over 8 in a 24-hour workday and for hours over 40 in a week. The exception is a mutually agreed schedule of four 10-hour days. If you earn $18.00 or more, you get overtime only after 40 hours a week (NRS 608.018; Labor Commissioner Daily Overtime Bulletin). Exempt groups include executive, administrative and professional employees, farm workers, taxi and limo drivers, workers at businesses with under $250,000 in yearly sales, and some commission workers.

Penalties your employer may also owe in Nevada: If your final pay is late (more than 3 days late if you were fired; on the due date if you quit), your wages keep running at your normal daily rate until you are paid, for up to 30 days (NRS 608.040, 608.050). If you sue for wages and made a written demand at least 5 days before suing, the court must award attorney fees (NRS 608.140). In a minimum-wage suit, you can get back pay, damages and reinstatement, and the court must award attorney fees and costs (NRS 608.260). The Labor Commissioner can fine the employer up to $5,000 per violation (NRS 608.195).

Tipped workers: this calculator does not count tips. In many states your employer may pay a lower cash wage if your tips make up the difference to the minimum wage; see your state’s page.

An estimate from the numbers you enter and Nevada’s rules, not legal advice. Nothing you type in this calculator is sent anywhere.

Free demand letter for unpaid wages

A short, firm letter asking your employer to pay what it owes by a deadline. Many workers get paid at this step, and in some states a written demand starts penalties or makes the employer pay your attorney fees later. Fill this in, then download the letter as PDF or Word (or copy it), sign it, keep a copy and send it in a way you can prove, such as certified mail or an email you keep.

When you download or copy the letter, the details you typed are saved on our server. See our privacy policy.

The name on your pay stubs, checks or the business sign. If you only know the owner’s name, use that.

Use the calculator above if you are not sure.

We suggest 10 days.

What were you not paid? (required)

One or two sentences with dates, hours and amounts.

Questions about wage claims in Nevada

Where do I file a wage claim in Nevada?

With Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner (Department of Business and Industry). Phone: 702-486-2650. You file a wage claim with the Nevada Labor Commissioner, online through its claim portal. The office investigates unpaid wages, state minimum wage, overtime and prevailing wage disputes. Before you file, you must first ask your employer for the money; the office will not take your claim if you have not. Make the claim complete, because an incomplete claim may be returned or dismissed. Filing is free. Offices are in Las Vegas (702-486-2650) and Carson City (775-684-1890).

What is the minimum wage in Nevada in 2026?

Nevada's minimum wage is $12.00 an hour for all covered workers. Since July 1, 2024 there is one rate, whether or not your employer offers health insurance (Nevada Constitution Art. 15, § 16; Ballot Question 2 of 2022). No increase is scheduled. Nevada has no lower wage for tipped workers: your employer may not count your tips toward the minimum wage (NRS 608.160).

Does Nevada have daily overtime?

If you earn less than 1.5 times the minimum wage ($18.00 an hour), you get 1.5 times your regular pay for hours over 8 in a 24-hour workday and for hours over 40 in a week. The exception is a mutually agreed schedule of four 10-hour days. If you earn $18.00 or more, you get overtime only after 40 hours a week (NRS 608.018; Labor Commissioner Daily Overtime Bulletin). Exempt groups include executive, administrative and professional employees, farm workers, taxi and limo drivers, workers at businesses with under $250,000 in yearly sales, and some commission workers.

When is my final paycheck due in Nevada if I'm fired?

Immediately. All earned wages are due right away when you are fired or laid off (also when you are put on temporary layoff).

When is my final paycheck due in Nevada if I quit?

By your next regular payday or 7 days after you quit, whichever comes first.

How long do I have to file a wage claim in Nevada?

The Labor Commissioner will not accept a claim about something that happened more than 24 months before you file (Labor Commissioner, Forms for Employees). To sue in court: 2 years for unpaid final wages (NRS 608.135) and 2 years for minimum-wage violations (NRS 608.260).

What can my employer owe besides my wages in Nevada?

If your final pay is late (more than 3 days late if you were fired; on the due date if you quit), your wages keep running at your normal daily rate until you are paid, for up to 30 days (NRS 608.040, 608.050). If you sue for wages and made a written demand at least 5 days before suing, the court must award attorney fees (NRS 608.140). In a minimum-wage suit, you can get back pay, damages and reinstatement, and the court must award attorney fees and costs (NRS 608.260). The Labor Commissioner can fine the employer up to $5,000 per violation (NRS 608.195).

Can my employer fire me for filing a wage claim in Nevada?

No one may threaten you, fire you or penalize you for testifying in an investigation or proceeding under Nevada's wage law (NRS 608.015).

Employer still won't pay? Small claims court is often the next step for amounts under the state limit.

Small claims in Nevada
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Last checked: Oct 2026.

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