Approximately 444,000 Nevadans, or more than a quarter of the state’s workforce, could theoretically be covered by the No Tax on Tips provision of the Republican megabill.
But the number who will actually see more money in their pockets is likely far lower.
That conclusion is based on a Nevada Independent analysis of a list of tipped professions affected by the policy and released by the U.S. Treasury Department. The Nevada Independent cross-referenced this list of occupational codes and titles with 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimating employment across the state.
Experts suggest that the actual number of tipped workers in Nevada is much smaller, closer to 5 percent or a little more than 75,000 people — roughly equal to the number of Nevadans who work as wait staff, maids and gambling dealers combined.
