2015-2016 Prevailing Wage Rates

IMPORTANT

As Amendments/Addenda are made to the wage rates, they will be posted to the websites for the respective counties. See table below for a list of amendments. Please review regularly for any amendments posted or contact our office directly for further assistance. 


 

 Prevailing Wage Rates include the base rate as well as all applicable fringes. 

NRS 338.010(21) "Wages" means:  

(a) The basic hourly rate of pay; and

(b) The amount of pension, health and welfare, vacation and holiday pay, the cost of apprenticeship training or other similar programs or other bona fide fringe benefits which are a benefit to the workman.

 

NRS 338.035 Discharge of part of obligation of contractor or subcontractor engaged on public work to pay wages by making certain contributions in name of workman. The obligation of a contractor engaged on a public work or a subcontractor engaged on a public work to pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Labor Commissioner may be discharged in part by making contributions to a third person pursuant to a fund, plan or program in the name of the workman.

In accordance with AB 172: 

The Labor Commissioner shall determine the prevailing wage to be 90 percent of the rate determined pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) for: 

(1) Any contract for a public work or any other construction, alteration, repair, remodeling or reconstruction of an improvement or property to which a school district or the Nevada System of Higher Education is a party; and 

(2) A public work of, or constructed by, a school district or the Nevada System of Higher Education, or any other construction, alteration, repair, remodeling or reconstruction of an improvement or property of or constructed by a school district or the Nevada System of Higher Education.

 

 

2015-2016 PREVAILING WAGE AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1 - Roofer

County – Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe - Effective – October 6, 2015

Amendment 3 - Ironworker

County - All Counties - Effective – October 21, 2015

Amendment 4 - Classification – Electrician

County - Nye and Esmeralda - Effective – October 28, 2015

Amendment 5 - Air Balance and Sheet Metal (Zone Rate)

County – Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda (Sheet metal Only), Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln (Sheet metal only), Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine - Effective November 13, 2015