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