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Standby Pay

Nevada spent $2.2 million on standby pay in FY2026 — 275% of a $799,000 budget. That is about $1 in every $13 of Terminal leave, longevity and incentive pay's spending.

That is 4.2% more than in FY2025 ($2.11 million), not adjusted for inflation.

FY2026
$2.20 million$2,195,016
FY2026
$799 thousandReserves excluded
Share of budget spent
275%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025
+4.2%FY2025: $2.11 million

7.4% of Terminal leave, longevity and incentive pay spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budget
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Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpentBudget
FY2006$701 thousandNot available
FY2007$793 thousandNot available
FY2008$852 thousandNot available
FY2009$853 thousandNot available
FY2010$827 thousand$657 thousand
FY2011$849 thousand$657 thousand
FY2012$1.06 million$592 thousand
FY2013$1.13 million$588 thousand
FY2014$1.17 million$640 thousand
FY2015$1.23 million$640 thousand
FY2016$1.35 million$713 thousand
FY2017$1.44 million$714 thousand
FY2018$1.42 million$698 thousand
FY2019$1.34 million$698 thousand
FY2020$1.42 million$673 thousand
FY2021$1.35 million$674 thousand
FY2022$1.52 million$660 thousand
FY2023$1.70 million$660 thousand
FY2024$1.56 million$641 thousand
FY2025$2.11 million$641 thousand
FY2026$2.20 million$799 thousand
FY2027See note$799 thousand
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Where the money went, by department

19 departments. The largest, Department of Human Services, accounts for 32% of the total.
Departments of Standby Pay, FY2026
DepartmentSpent FY2026
Department of Human Services$699 thousandof $173 thousand
Department of Corrections$506 thousandof $131 thousand
Governor's Office$207 thousandof $100 thousand
Department of Public Safety$174 thousandof $42.6 thousand
Adjutant General$104 thousandof $68.4 thousand
Department of Transportation$103 thousandof $98.7 thousand
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources$102 thousandof $24.0 thousand
Department of Business and Industry$75.8 thousandNo budget
Department of Motor Vehicles$64.1 thousandof $49.5 thousand
Department of Employment, Training & Rehab$55.6 thousandNo budget
Department of Taxation$35.9 thousandof $28.2 thousand
Department of Administration$21.3 thousandof $34.0 thousand
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Departments of Standby Pay, FY2026, continued
DepartmentSpent FY2026
Colorado River Commission$18.7 thousandof $12.8 thousand
Controller's Office$13.0 thousandof $12.5 thousand
Cannabis Compliance Board$7.7 thousandNo budget
Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs$6.0 thousandNo budget
State Department of Agriculture$1.8 thousandNo budget
Department of Veterans Services$108of $23.7 thousand
Judicial Branch$87No budget
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Over time

Spent each year, stacked by department; the dashed line is the budget. Not adjusted for inflation.
  • Other (19)
  • Adjutant General
  • Department of Public Safety
  • Governor's Office
  • Department of Corrections
  • Department of Human Services
  • Budget (current, reserves excluded)
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Spent each year by departments
Fiscal yearDepartment of Human ServicesDepartment of CorrectionsGovernor's OfficeDepartment of Public SafetyAdjutant GeneralOther (19)Budget
FY2006$209 thousand$108 thousand$16.1 thousand$106 thousand—$262 thousand—
FY2007$263 thousand$106 thousand$21.8 thousand$107 thousand$11.7 thousand$283 thousand—
FY2008$261 thousand$124 thousand$30.6 thousand$127 thousand$21.0 thousand$289 thousand—
FY2009$234 thousand$115 thousand$31.8 thousand$104 thousand$21.8 thousand$347 thousand—
FY2010$191 thousand$99.7 thousand$20.0 thousand$108 thousand$18.3 thousand$389 thousand$657 thousand
FY2011$186 thousand$106 thousand$27.2 thousand$102 thousand$21.8 thousand$406 thousand$657 thousand
FY2012$247 thousand$159 thousand$52.7 thousand$107 thousand$34.8 thousand$458 thousand$592 thousand
FY2013$289 thousand$198 thousand$53.0 thousand$102 thousand$23.1 thousand$466 thousand$588 thousand
FY2014$304 thousand$236 thousand$52.7 thousand$85.2 thousand$23.8 thousand$469 thousand$640 thousand
FY2015$323 thousand$305 thousand$49.9 thousand$91.2 thousand$26.5 thousand$435 thousand$640 thousand
FY2016$374 thousand$310 thousand$70.4 thousand$100 thousand$23.5 thousand$470 thousand$713 thousand
FY2017$390 thousand$311 thousand$86.5 thousand$106 thousand$28.2 thousand$516 thousand$714 thousand
FY2018$403 thousand$302 thousand$96.6 thousand$131 thousand$29.8 thousand$455 thousand$698 thousand
FY2019$409 thousand$241 thousand$101 thousand$114 thousand$37.3 thousand$442 thousand$698 thousand
FY2020$421 thousand$261 thousand$123 thousand$131 thousand$53.3 thousand$429 thousand$673 thousand
FY2021$381 thousand$292 thousand$104 thousand$125 thousand$43.8 thousand$403 thousand$674 thousand
FY2022$502 thousand$227 thousand$114 thousand$130 thousand$68.4 thousand$474 thousand$660 thousand
FY2023$585 thousand$327 thousand$127 thousand$127 thousand$66.5 thousand$472 thousand$660 thousand
FY2024$484 thousand$340 thousand$116 thousand$132 thousand$65.6 thousand$417 thousand$641 thousand
FY2025$662 thousand$482 thousand$182 thousand$189 thousand$90.4 thousand$502 thousand$641 thousand
FY2026$699 thousand$506 thousand$207 thousand$174 thousand$104 thousand$505 thousand$799 thousand
FY2027——————$799 thousand
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Budget journey, 2025-27

How the 's budget changed from the Governor's proposal to today.

For FY2026 the Legislature approved $799,000, 3.4% more than the Governor recommended. There have been no adjustments since the session.

Budget journey, 2025-27 biennium
StepFY2026FY2027
$772 thousand$772 thousand
$799 thousand$799 thousand
$799 thousand$799 thousand
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Notes

Departments as organised in FY2026. Each row links to its page in Explore.