Workers' comp · NV
Nevada workers' comp calculator
Nevada computes workers’ compensation on a monthly wage, then pays it every two weeks at a daily rate.
Rules read on official Nevada pages on · Checked by Radif Partners · How we calculate
- Benefit rate
- 66.67%
- Gross average weekly wage before taxes
- Weekly maximum
- $1,308.86
- from July 1, 2026
- Weekly minimum
- none
- no statutory floor
- Waiting period
- 5 days
- paid back past 4 days
Nevada pays temporary total disability at 66.67% of the injured employee's average monthly wage (NRS 616C.475), and caps that wage at 150% of the state average weekly wage multiplied by 4.33 (NRS 616A.065). For fiscal year 2027, which covers injuries from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, the Division of Industrial Relations computes a maximum of $5,691.79 a month, $186.98 a day, which it states as $1,308.86 a week. A gross weekly wage of about $1,963 reaches it. Nevada has no minimum benefit. No temporary compensation is paid unless the injury keeps the employee from full wages for at least 5 consecutive days, or 5 days within a 20-day period; once that happens, benefits are computed from the date of injury (NRS 616C.400). A casino dealer earning $1,150 a week who misses 5 days receives $548. TTD has no week limit; it ends when a doctor finds the worker able to do suitable work or the employer offers light duty. Permanent partial disability is paid monthly for at least five years.
Weekly temporary total disability benefit in Nevada
$733
$3,178 a month · 66.67% of the wage, tax-free
| 66.67% of $1,100 | $733 |
| Weekly maximum / minimum | $1,308.86 / none |
| Days paid / unpaid waiting days | 30 / 0 |
| Total for the time off | $3,143 |
Estimate of wage-loss benefits for a total disability, from the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR), Workers' Compensation Section rates. Medical care is paid separately; partial disability, permanent impairment ratings and settlements follow other rules. How this is calculated.
A monthly wage behind the weekly figure
Nevada's benefit statutes are written in months. The wage is an average monthly wage, the rate is 66.67% of it, and the cap is written in months. Nevada sets benefits on a monthly basis: for FY2027 the certified state average weekly wage is $1,314.50, the maximum average monthly wage $8,537.68 and maximum compensation $5,691.79 per month, $186.98 per day and $2,617.72 per usual 14-day payment (DIR memo, June 29, 2026). The DIR maximum compensation memo converts the monthly maximum into a daily amount by dividing by 30.44, and the usual payment covers 14 days. The weekly figure used by the calculator above is the Division's own daily rate times seven, so expect a few cents of difference from the insurer's biweekly check.
A Reno warehouse manager earning $2,600 a week computes to $1,733 and is held to $1,308.86; six weeks off pays $7,853.
Five days, consecutive or scattered
NRS 616C.400 sets the threshold as five consecutive days, or five cumulative days within a 20-day period, of being unable to earn full wages. Below that line nothing is paid; at or above it, compensation runs from the date of injury. A dealer earning $1,150 who misses 4 days receives $0; one more day off turns it into $548. The cumulative rule protects workers who go back for a few shifts and then have to stop again. The first check must be issued within 14 working days after the insurer receives the initial certification of disability, and no TTD accrues during incarceration.
Five years or age seventy
Permanent partial disability starts with a rating by a physician or chiropractic physician picked from the Administrator's list, using the AMA Guides; the insurer must schedule the rating within 30 days of a report that the worker is stable and ratable. Each 1% of whole-person impairment is worth a monthly payment of 0.6% of the average monthly wage for injuries since 2000, paid for five years or until age 70, whichever is later (NRS 616C.490(8)). A worker with an average monthly wage of $5,200 and a 12% rating would receive $374 a month; a 64-year-old would be paid for six years, a 40-year-old for five.
TTD stops when a physician finds the worker capable of any gainful employment suited to education, training and experience, or when the employer offers light-duty or modified work within the restrictions. For how lump sums and settlements work, see how much workers’ comp pays.
The Nevada rules this calculator applies
| Rule | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Temporary total disability rate | 66.67% of gross average weekly wage before taxes |
| Weekly maximum | $1,308.86 |
| Weekly minimum | none |
| Applies to | fiscal year 2027, injuries July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (monthly maximum $5,691.79; daily $186.98) |
| Waiting period | 5 days, paid back when the disability lasts more than 4 days |
| Limit on temporary total benefits | no fixed number of weeks |
Rate. 66 2/3 percent of the average monthly wage (NRS 616C.475(1)); the average monthly wage is capped at 150% of the state average weekly wage x 4.33 (NRS 616A.065). Nevada computes benefits monthly; the weekly figure is the DIR daily maximum x 7. source
Waiting period. Temporary compensation is not paid for an injury that does not incapacitate the employee for at least 5 consecutive days, or 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period; once that threshold is met, compensation is computed from the date of injury (NRS 616C.400(1)). source
Duration. No fixed week cap; TTD ceases when a physician finds the employee capable of any gainful employment, when the employer offers light-duty or modified work, or during incarceration (NRS 616C.475(5)). source
Permanent disability. Each 1% of whole-person impairment (AMA Guides, rated by a physician from the Administrator's list) is paid as a monthly payment of 0.6% of the average monthly wage for injuries on or after January 1, 2000, for 5 years or until age 70, whichever is later (NRS 616C.490(8)). source
Worth knowing in Nevada
- Nevada sets benefits on a monthly basis: for FY2027 the certified state average weekly wage is $1,314.50, the maximum average monthly wage $8,537.68 and maximum compensation $5,691.79 per month, $186.98 per day and $2,617.72 per usual 14-day payment (DIR memo, June 29, 2026). source
- The first TTD payment must be issued within 14 working days after the insurer receives the initial certification of disability (NRS 616C.475(3)). source
- No TTD accrues while the injured employee is incarcerated; benefits resume on release if a physician certifies temporary total disability (NRS 616C.475(2)). source
- The insurer must schedule a rating evaluation within 30 days of a report that the worker may be permanently disabled and is stable and ratable (NRS 616C.490(2)(a)). source
- The FY27 maximum average monthly wage also applies from January 1, 2027 to the maximum amount paid to any one non-governmental employee during a policy year under NRS 616B.222, as amended by Senate Bill 317 of 2025 (effective 10/1/26) (DIR FY27 memo). source