The Nevada minimum wage for tipped employees is $8.25 per hour, higher then the federal minimum wage for tipped employees of $2.13 per hour. The Nevada tipped wage applies to employees like waitresses, waiters, bartenders, valets, and other service employees who earn more then $30 in tips a month.

Including tips and cash wages, all tipped employees must still earn at least the Nevada Minimum Wage of $8.25 per hour. If a Nevada employee does not earn at least $8.25 including tips in any given hour of work, their employer must make up the difference in cash.

Stephanie works in Nevada as a cocktail waitress, and earns over $30 in tips a month. This hour, Stephanie earned $4.00 in tips. Her employer must pay her a cash wage of at least $4.25, to bring her total earnings for the hour up to the Nevada minimum wage of $8.25. Amy, who also works as a cocktail waitress, earned $14.00 in tips this hour. Because she is already earning at least the minimum wage, her employer can pay her the Nevada tipped minimum wage of $8.25 for this hour.

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Nevada employers who hire tipped workers like restaurants, bars, and cafes may deduct a tip credit of up to $0.00 from the minimum cash wage paid to their tipped employees, and can pay as little as $8.25 per hour for hours where the tipped employee has earned at least $0.00 in tips.