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title: "Server Minimum Wage in Nevada (2026)"
url: https://www.tipmaxapp.com/us/answers/nevada/server-wage
language: en
publisher: TipMax (Entermaurs Incorporated)
date_published: 2026-09-23
last_verified: 2026-09-23
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# What’s the minimum wage for servers in Nevada?

**Short answer:** Nevada employers must pay servers the full $12.00 state minimum wage per hour, before tips. There’s no tip credit, so tips can’t be used to reach $12.00, and anything guests leave is extra. Nevada also has no state income tax on wages.

## Nevada at a glance

| Rule | Nevada | Federal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Minimum wage | $12.00 | Federal: $7.25 |
| Tipped cash wage (paid before tips) | $12.00 | Federal: $2.13 |
| Can tips count toward minimum wage? | No | DOL: No |
| State tax on the federal tips deduction | Nevada has no state income tax on wages. |  |

As of the U.S. Department of Labor table revised July 1, 2026. Your city may set a higher rate.

## What’s different in Nevada

Nevada swaps the federal $2.13 arrangement for a flat rule: $12.00 an hour from the employer, and your tips ride on top of it.

The state also has a daily overtime rule that federal law lacks. Per the DOL summary, employees earning less than 1.5 times the state minimum wage are owed premium pay for hours past eight in a single day, as well as past the weekly limit. A long double can cross that line even in a short week, so ask how your employer applies it.

On taxes, the Nevada Department of Taxation says residents don’t pay state tax on income earned from salaries, wages, or similar pay. Federal tax still applies. The May 2025 BLS median for Nevada waiters and waitresses was $12.70 an hour, an employer-supplied estimate that includes reported tips. BLS counted about 42,520 waiters and waitresses working in Nevada that month.

## Example shift

Say you work 6 hours and walk out with $120 in tips (illustrative numbers; use your own).

1. Wages: $12.00 × 6 = **$72.00**.
2. With tips: $72.00 + $120 = **$192.00**, or **$32.00 an hour**.

**What servers earn:** BLS estimates the median hourly wage for waiters and waitresses in Nevada was **$12.70** in May 2025. BLS counts tips in this figure, but the numbers come from employers’ estimates.

Check your own week: https://www.tipmaxapp.com/tools/tipped-wage-check

## Official sources

- [U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum wages for tipped employees (state table)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped)
- [U.S. Department of Labor: State minimum wage laws](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state)
- [BLS: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, waiters and waitresses (35-3031)](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes353031.htm)
- [Nevada labor agency](http://labor.nv.gov/)
- [Nevada Department of Taxation](https://tax.nv.gov/about-nevada-department-of-taxation/income-tax-in-nevada/)

## Last verified

September 23, 2026. Checked the U.S. Department of Labor state tables (revised July 1, 2026) and BLS OEWS May 2025.

## About TipMax

Nevada’s daily overtime rule for workers earning under 1.5 times the minimum means hours per day matter, not only per week, so logging each shift’s start and end time is worth it.

TipMax is an iPhone app for servers and bartenders that tracks tips and tip-outs and turns a restaurant menu into study flashcards.

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TipMax Answers explains public government guidance on pay and workplace rules in plain English for tipped workers. It is **not legal, tax, or accounting advice**. Rules change and local rules can add to them. Confirm with the agency linked on this page or a qualified professional. TipMax the app helps you track tips and pay; it doesn’t enforce wage law or decide disputes.