Nevada Current
Some Nevadans will get a slight raise July 1 as the state sees its minimum wage increase from $10.50 to $11.25 — still well below the amount needed to afford average prices of rent and child care.
Nevada lawmakers in 2019 passed legislation to gradually increase the minimum wage each year until hitting $12 in 2024. Organizers had pushed for $15 — a figure they said would help renters afford housing — but Democratic legislative leaders deemed the $12 rate “palatable” for business groups that pushed back against the bill.
Working an average of 40 hours per week, $11.25 equates to about $23,000 per year, before taxes.
Nevada’s increase is smaller than changes in other states, according to Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. Oregon’s minimum wage increases from $13.50 to $14.20 per hour on July 1. Though Oregon has a statewide adjustment, Portland has a separate increase to $15.45 while the minimum in “non-urban counties” goes to $13.20.
Because Nevada follows Dillon’s rule – a governing principle limiting local authority to actions expressly authorized by the state – cities or counties wouldn’t be able to do individual wage hikes without legislative approval.
State lawmakers took no action to address the minimum wage during the most recent session.
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