Nevada Fencing Workers Comp Rates (2026)
Nevada does not publish its fencing class figures online. Across the 26 states that do, the median typical premium is about $3.27 per $100 of payroll. Ask a carrier or the state's rating bureau for the current Nevada figure.
No official Nevada figure is available online, so the numbers below use the US median of the states that publish one.
Nevada class code for fencing
- 6400: Fence Installation and Repair - Metal, Vinyl, Wood or Prefabricated Concrete Panel Fence Installed by Hand & Drivers
- 6217 (Excavation NOC)
- 5403 (Carpentry NOC)
Fence work carries hand tool injury, post-hole digger / auger risks, lifting, and underground utility strike risks. Chain-link work uses cutting tools with finger injury exposure.
What comp costs per fence installer in Nevada
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 210 fence erectors on payrolls in Nevada (May 2025), the 24th largest workforce of the 35 states with published figures. The median wage is $22.57 an hour, 2% below the US median of $23.07.
Fence erectors make up about the same share of Nevada jobs as they do nationally (location quotient 0.87).
At the US median of $3.27 per $100 of payroll (Nevada does not publish its figure online), comp on one worker at that wage costs about $0.74 for every hour worked, or $1,535 a year full time. A 3-person crew comes to roughly $4,605 a year in premium before any experience mod.
Because premium is charged on payroll, who you hire moves the bill. Nevada pay runs from $21.55 an hour at the 10th percentile to $30.24 at the 90th, so the same rate costs $0.70 an hour on a new hire and $0.99 on a senior hand.
Workers comp requirements in Nevada
- Coverage required: 1 employee; licensed contractors must carry even with no employees
- Owners and sole proprietors: A sole proprietor with no employees is exempt unless licensed as a contractor
- State fund: Private market (monopoly abolished in 1999)
- Waiting period: 5 days (consecutive, or within a 20-day period)
- Penalty for going without: Administrative fines up to $15,000, business closure, and criminal charges for serious injury
Nevada requires licensed contractors to carry coverage on themselves even with zero employees.
Nevada vs neighboring states
- California: about $6.02 per $100 of payroll
- Idaho: about $3.00 per $100 of payroll
- Oregon: about $2.95 per $100 of payroll
Nevada does not publish its figure, so the first row is the US median. Among neighbors that publish, Oregon is the cheapest for fencing comp at about $2.95 and California the most expensive at about $6.02 per $100 of payroll.
If your crews work across the line, list those states under item 3.A or 3.C of your policy before the job starts. Rates follow the state where the work is done, not where your office is.
What moves a fencing comp bill
- Fence erection rates sit above most interior trades because of post-hole augers, heavy material, and power tools. Auger training cuts the most serious claims.
- Fence crews often add decks, gates, or ornamental metal work, and those can rate in different classes. Tell your carrier what share of the work each represents.
- Seasonal crews and day labor are common in fencing. Every worker you pay counts at audit, so keep records for temporary hires.
- If you only sell and subcontract the installs, your own exposure is mostly sales and clerical, but only if every installer carries their own coverage.