Excavation costs and wages in Nevada

Wages in Nevada

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Nevada earn a median of $34.33 an hour, or $71,410 a year (BLS, May 2025). Half of them earn between $29.19 and $43.29 an hour, the 25th to 75th percentiles (BLS state file). BLS counts 5,410 of these jobs in Nevada. That's above the national median of $28.78 an hour (BLS).

Construction laborers in Nevada earn a median of $23.55 an hour, or $48,990 a year (BLS, May 2025). Half of them earn between $20.22 and $31.12 an hour, the 25th to 75th percentiles (BLS state file). BLS counts 11,890 of these jobs in Nevada. That's above the national median of $22.66 an hour (BLS).

These are wages, not prices. A contractor's price also covers materials, equipment, insurance, overhead and profit, so a wage can't be turned into what a job costs you. BLS counts employees only, not the self-employed.

Contractors in Nevada

Nevada has 145 excavation contractors listed, and 92 of them hold an active USDOT registration. Of the counties with pages of their own, the largest are Clark County (48), Washoe County (39) and Douglas County (14). Browse them by county, or ask for quotes and we'll match you with excavation contractors near you.

Permits and rules in Nevada

All Nevada rules and sources

National price ranges

National price ranges for excavation, clearing, grading and driveway work, each credited to its source, are in our guides to excavation, land clearing, grading and driveway costs.

For a planning range on your own job, run the estimator.

Nevada against the national range

Published labor data puts the West roughly 20% above the Southeast (SiteX).

That's an average across a region, not a price for your job, and local quotes vary inside it.