Clark County, NV
Clark County electrical permit cost
Clark County prices an electrical permit two ways
and the schedule says which applies. A short list of standard jobs applied for online has a flat fee — $61.88 for a re-tag or a same-size panel replacement up to 200 amps, up to $119.16 above 2000 amps. Everything else is priced by applying the building table, Table 3-A, to the value of the electrical work. On any electrical permit, subpanels cost $4.35 each and low-voltage points $0.45 each.
How this fee is calculated
These are the components the schedule defines for this permit, as they applied on 2026-09-28. A component only applies to your project if its conditions match — read that column before assuming a figure. Want a figure for your own project? Estimate this fee with the permit fee calculator.
| Component | Formula | Applies when | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permit fee, valuation up to $500Permit fee | $54.00 flat fee | schedule item is not provided and Project valuation up to $500 | — |
| Building permit fee, $100,001 of valuation and abovePermit fee | $537.05 + $2.934 per $1,000 of project valuation above $100,000, or fraction thereof | schedule item is not provided and Project valuation over $100,000 | — |
| Building permit fee, $2,001 to $25,000 of valuationPermit fee | $79.29 + $7.371 per $1,000 of project valuation above $2,000, or fraction thereof | schedule item is not provided and Project valuation over $2,000 and Project valuation up to $25,000 | — |
| Building permit fee, $25,001 to $50,000 of valuationPermit fee | $248.82 + $4.725 per $1,000 of project valuation above $25,000, or fraction thereof | schedule item is not provided and Project valuation over $25,000 and Project valuation up to $50,000 | — |
| Building permit fee, $50,001 to $100,000 of valuationPermit fee | $366.95 + $3.402 per $1,000 of project valuation above $50,000, or fraction thereof | schedule item is not provided and Project valuation over $50,000 and Project valuation up to $100,000 | — |
| Building permit fee, $501 to $2,000 of valuationPermit fee | $54.00 + $16.83 per $1,000 of project valuation above $500, or fraction thereof | schedule item is not provided and Project valuation over $500 and Project valuation up to $2,000 | — |
| Each low-voltage pointOther fee | $0.45 per low-voltage point | Each low-voltage point on the permit | — |
| Same-size panel replacement, up to 200 APermit fee | $61.88 flat fee | schedule item is panel 200 | — |
| Same-size panel replacement, up to 2000 APermit fee | $86.80 flat fee | schedule item is panel 2000 | — |
| Same-size panel replacement, up to 600 APermit fee | $70.56 flat fee | schedule item is panel 600 | — |
| Same-size panel replacement, over 2000 APermit fee | $119.16 flat fee | schedule item is panel over 2000 | — |
| Electric re-tag onlyPermit fee | $61.88 flat fee | schedule item is electric retag | — |
| Each subpanel or distribution boardOther fee | $4.35 per electrical panel | Each electrical panel on the permit | — |
A real permit fee is these components added together. The department’s final calculation is the one that applies — this is the schedule it will be based on.
A worked example
Follow the arithmetic by hand. Every line is produced by the engine from the rules above, so the total cannot drift away from the schedule behind it.
Worked example
A stand-alone electrical permit for a workshop fit-out with a declared scope-of-work value of $30,000, including two new subpanels. No item from the flat online list applies, so Table 3-A is the table that prices it.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Project valuation | $30,000 |
| Number of electrical panels | 2 |
Example total
$281.15
An estimate, not an official fee. It is calculated from the published fee schedule as it applied on 2026-09-28. The permit office’s own calculation is the one that applies, and your project may fall under rules this schedule does not describe.
Fee schedule as of 2026-09-28Rules applied 2Rules considered 13
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Building permit fee, $25,001 to $50,000 of valuationPermit feeTable 3-A: "$248.82 for the first $25,000.00 plus $4.725 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof". $4.725 is 472.5 cents per $1,000 — not a whole cent, and 47.25 basis points — so the rate is carried as the exact fraction 945/2.Show the working
| $248.82 + $4.725 per $1,000 of project valuation above $25,000, or fraction thereof, in $1,000 steps | $272.45 |
Each subpanel or distribution boardOther feeTable 3-B, Services: "For each subpanel or distribution board — $4.35". Charged per device on any electrical permit, including one priced from the value table.Show the working
| $4.35 per electrical panel | $8.70 |
| Total | $281.15 |
Fees that do not apply here
Listed so you can see what was considered and left out, rather than wondering whether something is missing. A rule can also be left out because it is not published for this permit at all, and that is stated where it matters.
- Building permit fee, valuation up to $500 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Building permit fee, $100,001 of valuation and above — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Building permit fee, $2,001 to $25,000 of valuation — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Building permit fee, $50,001 to $100,000 of valuation — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Building permit fee, $501 to $2,000 of valuation — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Same-size panel replacement, up to 200 A — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Same-size panel replacement, up to 2000 A — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Same-size panel replacement, up to 600 A — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Same-size panel replacement, over 2000 A — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Electric re-tag only — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Each low-voltage point — low-voltage point count was not provided, so this component could not be calculated.
Limits of this estimate
- low-voltage point count is required by at least one fee rule and was not provided (input "custom.low_voltage_points").
Assumptions
- Calculated from 2 fee rules in effect on 2026-09-28.
- Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.
Table 3-A's fourth band: $248.82 for the first $25,000, plus $4.725 for each of the five additional thousands, and then $4.35 for each of the two subpanels. That is $272.45 for the valuation bands and $8.70 for the panels, $281.15 in total. The valuation is the value of the electrical work rather than of the building, which is what the table's final sentence requires and what makes this a different figure from the same project's building permit.
What is different in Clark County
The sentence that decides most electrical permits is the last one in the table: "Fees for projects not specified in this schedule shall be determined by the Building Official by applying the total value of the scope of work being performed to Table 3-A of this chapter." It is the document's own instruction, not an inference, and it means a general electrical permit in Clark County is a valuation-table permit whose valuation is the electrical contract value rather than the building's.
That also explains the shape of the table. The flat rows — a re-tag, four same-size panel replacements by amperage — are the exceptions the department has decided to price directly, and they are the jobs that can be applied for and issued online. A service upgrade, a tenant improvement's wiring, a new building's electrical scope: all of those go to Table 3-A.
The two per-device rows are charged on top, and neither is a permit in its own right. $4.35 for each subpanel or distribution board and $0.45 for each signal, alarm, television outlet, control panel, telephone or switchboard. The second row is the reason this site counts "low-voltage points" rather than reusing the outlet count it already had: a switchboard is not an outlet, and two jurisdictions should not be charged from one number.
One reading is worth stating. The table opens with "Permit Issuance — for issuing permit — $54.00", and Table 3-A's own first row is also $54.00, for a valuation of $1 to $500. Those are the same floor, so this site treats the $54 as the value table's minimum rather than as a second charge on top of it. If the County means the issuance fee to be additional, a general electrical permit here is $54 more than shown.
What this figure does not include
Impact fees, utility connections and other departments’ permits are the usual omissions, and in some jurisdictions they are larger than the permit fee itself.
Not included in these figures
This estimate is the electrical permit fee from Table 3-B, with Table 3-A applied where the table routes it there. It excludes:
- The building permit fee, if the electrical work is part of a construction or remodelling project rather than a stand-alone electrical permit. That fee is on the building permit page.
- Plan review, which the chapter prices through the same valuation table and hourly Table 3-I rates and does not separate from the permit fee.
- The $54.00 permit issuance row, treated here as Table 3-A's own $54 floor rather than as an additional charge, for the reason given on the page. If the County charges both, this figure is $54 low.
- Mechanical work (Table 3-C) and every fee in Tables 3-E, 3-F, 3-G, 3-H, 3-I, 3-J and 3-L.
- Development impact fees, which the Department lists on its own page and publishes no rate for.
- Event fees: re-inspection, revisions, extensions, after-hours and overtime inspections.
- Anything for property inside a city. Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City issue their own electrical permits.
What you need before applying
- The value of the electrical scope of workRequired
Table 3-B prices a short list of items flat and routes everything else to Table 3-A, applied to "the total value of the scope of work being performed" rather than to the building's value. The electrical contractor's contract value is therefore the input that decides a general electrical permit.
- A count of subpanels and low-voltage pointsMay be required
Two rows of Table 3-B are charged per device rather than per permit: $4.35 for each subpanel or distribution board, and $0.45 for each signal, alarm, television outlet, control panel, telephone or switchboard. Neither is counted by the fee tables themselves, so both have to be declared.
Common questions
When does the flat fee apply instead of the valuation table?
When the job is one of the five the table publishes: a re-tag, or a same-size panel replacement in one of four amperage ranges. Those are priced directly because they are standard enough to be applied for and issued online. Anything else — a service upgrade, new wiring, the electrical scope of a construction project — is priced by Table 3-A applied to the value of the work.
What value does Clark County use for an electrical permit?
The value of the electrical scope of work being performed, in the table's own words, rather than the value of the whole building. That is why the same workshop can have a different electrical fee from its building fee, and it is the input this page asks for.
Are subpanels charged on top of the permit fee?
Yes. Table 3-B's Services rows charge $4.35 for each subpanel or distribution board and $0.45 for each signal, alarm, television outlet, control panel, telephone or switchboard. They are per-device charges on any electrical permit, including one the valuation table prices.
Is the $54 permit issuance fee extra?
Not in the reading used here. The table prints a $54 issuance row, and Table 3-A's first row is also $54 — for a valuation of $1 to $500 — so the two are treated as the same floor rather than as two charges, because charging both would bill one permit twice. If the County charges them cumulatively, every general electrical figure on this page is $54 short of the City's own.
Does the online panel replacement fee scale with the panel size?
Yes, in four published steps: $61.88 up to 200 amps, $70.56 up to 600, $86.80 up to 2000, and $119.16 above 2000. Each is for a same-size replacement, so the fee is for the permit rather than for the work's value, and a service change rather than a like-for-like replacement goes to the valuation table instead.
Does a low-voltage or alarm system need its own permit?
The schedule prices low-voltage work rather than describing a separate permit: $0.45 for each signal, alarm, television outlet, control panel, telephone or switchboard. Whether that is taken out alone or added to another electrical permit is a question for the department, and the fee is the same either way.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Municipal codeCountyPrimary source
2018 Clark County Building Administrative Code (Clark County Code Chapter 22.02)
92 pages, sha256 0df85ac497b9a57703bab62ccbb6bc1e8152b56d8b871a8dae3bfb0bcd244e48. Tables 3-A to 3-D are on pages 67-69 and were read in two pdftotext modes, which agree row for row. The compilation is dated October 2022 and its day is not printed, so the first of the month is recorded. Its own front matter states that only the adopted Code is law, so the effective dates below are taken from its amendment history: section 22.02.390 (Table 3-A) last amended by Ordinance 4663 with effect from 6 February 2019, and sections 22.02.395, 400 and 405 (Tables 3-B, 3-C and 3-D) by Ordinance 4917 with effect from 1 March 2022.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.