How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?

The median hourly wage is $68.23. The middle half earn between $59.67 and $79.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Las Vegas, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $48.40 an hour ($100,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $59.67.

How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Las Vegas median of $141,920 is about the same as the Nevada median of $141,950.

Elevator mechanic salary in Las Vegas, NV

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $141,920 a year, or $68.23 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $172,800 a year. Across all of Nevada, the median is $141,950, so Las Vegas pays about the same as the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$141,920

Bottom 10% under$100,670Top 10% over$172,800

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $48.40/hr
Jobs in this area: 410
After cost of living: $141,620
Median hourly pay: $68.23/hr
vs U.S. median: +29%
vs Nevada median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29820, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV). 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	$100,670–$124,110$48.40–$59.67/hr
Mechanic	$141,920$68.23/hr
Top earners	$165,630–$172,800$79.63–$83.08/hr

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

How Las Vegas, NV compares

Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Las Vegas area than nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $172,800, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $100,670: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Las Vegas, NV?: Elevator mechanics in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $141,920 a year, or $68.23 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $172,800 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?: The median hourly wage is $68.23. The middle half earn between $59.67 and $79.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Las Vegas, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $48.40 an hour ($100,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $59.67.
How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Las Vegas median of $141,920 is about the same as the Nevada median of $141,950.

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 29820 (Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV). 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures