Commercial trade rates in Las Vegas.
Estimated commercial rates for all 8 trades tracked in Las Vegas, built from O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates wage data, for facility and property teams benchmarking vendor invoices.
Rates by trade
Plumbing (estimated)$79/hr median · $57–$126 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Electrical (estimated)$94/hr median · $58–$140 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
HVAC and Refrigeration (estimated)$80/hr median · $58–$110 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
General Maintenance (estimated)$69/hr median · $53–$101 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Janitorial and Cleaning (estimated)$52/hr median · $38–$70 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Landscaping and Grounds (estimated)$50/hr median · $44–$67 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Roofing (estimated)$66/hr median · $58–$92 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Carpentry (estimated)$82/hr median · $61–$119 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
What's different in Las Vegas
- Labour market: Nevada has a notably strong building-trades union presence for a Sun Belt market, tied to the scale of commercial construction and renovation on the Las Vegas Strip and its hotel/casino/convention properties.
- Climate and seasonality: Hot, dry desert climate drives sustained, near-year-round HVAC demand; extreme summer heat also raises the cost and urgency of AC failures for commercial and hospitality properties.
- Code and licensing: Nevada licenses trades through the State Contractors Board; Clark County and the City of Las Vegas apply substantial additional permitting for the market's large hospitality and commercial building stock.
Frequently asked questions
- What do commercial trade rates cost in Las Vegas?
- Across the 8 trades tracked here, the median commercial hourly rate in Las Vegas runs around $72/hr, though it varies significantly by trade: see the table above for each one.
- Is this a real measured rate, or an estimate?
- Every rate on this page is currently an estimate: each trade's Las Vegas wage, multiplied by a documented service multiplier that converts an employee wage into a billed commercial rate. It is not drawn from actual invoices or job records. The full model is on the methodology page.
- Why a range instead of a single number?
- A single average hides the real spread: in the underlying wage data for estimated trades, and between emergency/scheduled and contract/ad-hoc work for measured ones. We show low, median, and high so the range reflects that honestly.
- Is this a residential or commercial rate?
- Commercial. These figures track facility-side trade work for businesses, property managers, and multi-site operators in Las Vegas. Commercial rates typically run above residential rates for the same trade, reflecting insurance, code compliance, and scheduling requirements that residential work doesn't carry.
- What's driving trade rates in Las Vegas specifically?
- Nevada has a notably strong building-trades union presence for a Sun Belt market, tied to the scale of commercial construction and renovation on the Las Vegas Strip and its hotel/casino/convention properties.
Methodology
These figures are built from regional wage data multiplied by a documented service multiplier, or, where enough real job records exist, measured directly from vendor work logged in Evalystar. See the full model, sources, and what upgrades an estimate to a measured rate on the methodology page.
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Evalystar (2025). Commercial facility trade rate benchmarks, Las Vegas. Retrieved from https://evalystar.com/rates/us/las-vegas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.