How much do Nevada workers earn, work each week? See BLS data

By Carly Sauvageau and Caden Perry, USA TODAY NETWORK / Reno Gazette Journal

Nevada workers averaged 34.7 hours per week in April, ranking seventh among states and Washington, D.C., according to newly released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The average hourly wage in Nevada was $33.24, ranking 35th nationally.

Nevada tied with Tennessee for the seventh-highest average workweek at 34.7 hours, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Workers in Washington averaged 34.5 hours per week, while those in Georgia, North Carolina and Wyoming averaged 34.9 hours.

Delaware residents worked the fewest hours in the nation, averaging 32.4 hours a week. Louisiana residents logged the most, averaging 36.3 hours a week.

Washington, D.C. residents earned the most at $57.39 per hour on average, while Mississippi residents earned the least at $28.98 per hour.

Many states with federal minimum wage rank low in average earnings

Nevada’s minimum wage is $12 an hour. That increase in minimum wage hit the state in July 2024 resulting from legislation passed in 2019.

Thirteen states have a minimum wage equal to the federal rate of $7.25 an hour. There are seven more states that either don’t have a minimum wage law or have a minimum wage lower than the federal rate. In those states, the federal rate still applies.

Though Nevada has a higher minimum wage than 20 states in the nation, its base requirement of pay is still lower than almost all of its neighboring states (except Idaho and Utah, which have the same minimum wage as the federal standard), and some criticize that the state’s minimum wage still isn’t enough to affordably cover the high cost of rent and other living expenses in Nevada.

While some states with minimum wages higher than the federal level still ranked in the bottom half of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranking, that section is mostly dominated by states with the minimum required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Which states work the most?

Here are the 10 states that work the most in the nation.

1. Louisiana (36.3 hours)
2. Texas (35.9 hours)
3. Alabama (35.8 hours)
4. District of Columbia (35.4 hours)
5. Alaska, West Virginia (35.3 hours)
6. Mississippi (35.2 hours)
7. Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas (35.1 hours)
8. North Dakota, Georgia, Wyoming (34.9 hours)
9. Nevada, Tennessee (34.7 hours)
10. Washington (34.5 hours)

Which states work the least?

Here are the 10 states that work the least in the nation.

1. Delaware (32.4 hours)
2. Hawaii (32.5 hours)
3. South Dakota (32.6 hours)
4. Maine, Minnesota (32.7 hours)
5. California (32.8 hours)
6. Missouri, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Oregon, Colorado, New York (32.9 hours)
7. Massachusetts (33 hours)
8. Montana, Utah (33.1 hours)
9. Rhode Island (33.3 hours)
10. Illinois, Maryland (33.4 hours)

Which states earn the most money?

Here are the 10 states that make the most amount of money per hour on average.

1. District of Columbia ($57.39 per hour)
2. Washington ($44.15 per hour)
3. Massachusetts ($43.45 per hour)
4. California ($42.56 per hour)
5. Connecticut ($40.22 per hour)
6. Hawaii ($40.07 per hour)
7. New York ($40.03 per hour)
8. Colorado ($39.86 per hour)
9. New Jersey ($38.76 per hour)
10. Oregon ($38.53 per hour)

Which states earn the least amount of money?

Here are the 10 states that make the least amount of money per hour on average.

1. Mississippi ($28.98 per hour)
2. Arkansas ($29.53 per hour)
3. Iowa ($30.59 per hour)
4. West Virginia ($30.63 per hour)
5. Kentucky ($30.72 per hour)
6. Louisiana ($30.84 per hour)
7. New Mexico ($31.47 per hour)
8. Tennessee ($31.79 per hour)
9. Oklahoma ($31.94 per hour)

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