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Nevada contractor licenseRequirements, cost, exam

Nevada licenses general contractors through the Nevada State Contractors Board. License required before bidding, negotiating or contracting (NRS 624.700).1

Nevada · general contractor

State license required

Experience
At least 4 full years in the 15 years before filing as a journeyman, supervising employee or contractor in the specific classification.2
Exam
Qualified individual must pass the Business and Law (CMS) exam plus the trade exam for the classification, given by PSI.2
Bond
Every license needs a bond or cash deposit, amount set by the Board between $1,000 and $500,000 based on license type, monetary limit and the…1
Insurance
No general liability insurance requirement for licensure appears anywhere in NRS 624 or NAC 624.1
Fees
License issue or renewal $600 per two-year term.3
Renewal
Licenses expire two years after issue.1

Nevada State Contractors Board

How do you get a Nevada contractor license?

  1. Check that you need a license

    License required before bidding, negotiating or contracting (NRS 624.700).1

  2. Meet the experience rule

    At least 4 full years in the 15 years before filing as a journeyman, supervising employee or contractor in the specific classification.2

  3. Apply to the board

    License issue or renewal $600 per two-year term.3

    Nevada State Contractors Board site
  4. Pass the exam

    Qualified individual must pass the Business and Law (CMS) exam plus the trade exam for the classification, given by PSI.2

    What's on the exam
  5. File the bond and insurance

    Every license needs a bond or cash deposit, amount set by the Board between $1,000 and $500,000 based on license type, monetary limit and the… No general liability insurance requirement for licensure appears anywhere in NRS 624 or NAC 624.1

    Nevada bond and insurance rules
  6. Get the license, then renew

    Licenses expire two years after issue.1

    Renewal and CE

Electrical, plumbing and HVAC licenses in Nevada

Which license class do you need in Nevada?

Nevada State Contractors Board licenses by classification, each with a dollar monetary limit (the largest contract on one site or subdivision for one client; NRS 624.220).4

Classes with the most active holders in the state file, 2026-10-272.

All 28 classes

C-4A Painting · C-3B Finish Carpentry · C-20 Tiling · C-1 Plumbing and Heating · A-12 Excavating, Grading, Trenching and Surfacing · C-18 Masonry · A-15 Sewers, Drains and Pipes · A-13 Wrecking Buildings · C-8 Glass and Glazing · C-19 Installing Terrazzo and Marble · C-16 Finishing Floors · A-7 Excavating and Grading · A-22 Unclassified · C-14C Ornamental Metal · C-15A Roofing · A-19 Pipeline and Conduits

Does Nevada have license reciprocity?

Waiver of experience certification by endorsement if the qualifier has been actively licensed 4 years, with no discipline, in a state on the Board's State Equivalency Chart.2

Do you need workers' comp?

Proof of industrial (workers' compensation) insurance and occupational disease coverage, a self-insurer certificate, or an affidavit that the applicant has no employees and will not subcontract or bid for a principal contractor, required at issue and each…1

Nevada insurance and bonds

Sources

  1. Nevada State Contractors Board: who needs a license (leg.state.nv.us, 2026-10-27)
  2. Nevada State Contractors Board: experience (nvcontractorsboard.com, 2026-10-27)
  3. Nevada State Contractors Board: fees (leg.state.nv.us, 2026-10-27)
  4. Nevada State Contractors Board: license classes (nvcontractorsboard.com, 2026-10-27)
  5. Nevada State Contractors Board: Bonds (nvcontractorsboard.com, 2026-10-27)