Overtime rules in Nevada
On a $15 hourly rate Nevada pays $22.50 an hour for every hour past 8 in a workday, so three 12-hour shifts pay $90 more than the federal rule would, even though the week is only 36 hours. That daily rule stops at $18.00 an hour: earn that or more and Nevada counts the week alone, like every federal state.
| A week at $15 an hour | Nevada | Federal rule | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three 12-hour days, 36 hours | $630 | $540 | +$90 |
| Two 12s and two 8s, 40 hours | $660 | $600 | +$60 |
| Four 10s, no 4x10 agreement, 40 hours | $660 | $600 | +$60 |
| Five 9-hour days, 45 hours | $713 | $713 | No difference |
| Five 10-hour days, 50 hours | $825 | $825 | No difference |
The wage line
Nevada's daily overtime covers employees paid less than one and a half times the state minimum wage. The minimum is $12.00 an hour from July 2026, which puts the line at $18.00. At $20.00 an hour, the same three 12-hour days pay exactly what the federal rule pays: no daily overtime, and nothing past 40 in the week. Everyone covered still gets time and a half after 40 hours.
The 4x10 exception
If you and your employer agree to a schedule of four 10-hour days in the week, those days earn no daily overtime. Without that agreement, a 10-hour day is two hours of overtime for anyone under the wage line, which is the third row of the table. Hours already paid as daily overtime are not counted again toward the weekly 40.
Who the rule leaves out
The statute exempts, among others, bona fide executive, administrative and professional employees, businesses with under $250,000 a year in gross sales, agricultural workers, taxi and limousine drivers, and employees whose union contract sets overtime differently. The full list is in NRS 608.018; if your pay depends on it, read the Labor Commissioner's guidance for your job.
Working out your own pay
The calculator above applies the wage line for you. If your week mixed two rates, the blended rate calculator finds your regular rate, the no-tax-on-overtime calculator works out the deduction, and overtime laws by state puts Nevada beside the rest.