How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Nevada?

The median hourly wage is $68.25. The middle half earn between $60.71 and $79.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Nevada?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $49.48 an hour ($102,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $60.71.

Do elevator mechanics in Nevada earn more than the national average?

The Nevada median of $141,950 is 29% more than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Nevada run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $141,980 would nationally.

Elevator mechanic salary in Nevada

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in Nevada earn a median of $141,950 a year, or $68.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $174,710 a year. That's 29% more than the national median of $109,910, 2nd of 37 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$141,950

Bottom 10% under$102,920Top 10% over$174,710

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $49.48/hr
Jobs in Nevada: 510
After cost of living: $141,980
Median hourly pay: $68.25/hr
vs U.S. median: +29%
Rank among states: 2nd of 37

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$102,920–$126,270$49.48–$60.71/hr
Mechanic	$141,950$68.25/hr
Top earners	$165,790–$174,710$79.71–$83.99/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Nevada compares

Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in Nevada than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $174,710, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $102,920: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas$141,920

Other trades in Nevada

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Ironworker Millwright Boilermaker

Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Nevada?: Elevator mechanics in Nevada earn a median of $141,950 a year, or $68.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $174,710 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Nevada?: The median hourly wage is $68.25. The middle half earn between $60.71 and $79.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Nevada?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $49.48 an hour ($102,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $60.71.
Do elevator mechanics in Nevada earn more than the national average?: The Nevada median of $141,950 is 29% more than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Nevada run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $141,980 would nationally.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 32. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (100.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures