Plumber cost in Las Vegas

Prices last checked October 29, 2026

Most plumbing jobs in Las Vegas cost $108 to $500: drain cleaning averages about $179 and a faucet, fixture or pipe repair about $332 in local listings. Plumbers here charge roughly $45 to $165 an hour. Big jobs are a different league: a slab leak repair runs $1,000 to $4,000, and a whole-house repipe $4,500 to $15,000.

Drain cleaning

$108–$281

Typical repair

$171–$498

Slab leak

$1,000–$4,000

Neighbor reports

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The range is local listings for a faucet, fixture or pipe repair. Bigger jobs like slab leaks and repipes are in the tables below.

Hourly and emergency rates

After-hours rates run 1.5 to 3 times normal, so if it can wait until a weekday, it usually costs a lot less.

Common jobs

low to high, typical. Bars use the same scale, up to $800.

Las Vegas rows are averages and typical ranges from HomeAdvisor and Angi's local listings, which don't show a date. Some categories share the same numbers across Las Vegas and Henderson, so treat them as ballparks. National rows are labeled.

Big jobs

low to high, typical. Bars use the same scale, up to $15,800.

The repipe range is from a repipe company's Las Vegas article: about $4,500 for a 2-bed, 1-bath house up to $15,000 for larger homes. Slab leak prices are national; we haven't found a Las Vegas source.

Slab leaks and leak help

Slab leaks are leaks in pipes under your concrete foundation. Las Vegas plumbers say hard water wears on copper pipes and fittings, and that local soils make leaks worse. That comes from companies that sell the repair, and we haven't found an independent source on how common slab leaks are here. The two fixes: break the slab to repair the spot (direct access), or run new pipe around it (reroute), which costs more but avoids the jackhammer.

Help with leaks:

• LVVWD Leak Adjustment: a bill credit when a repaired leak pushed usage at least 50% above a normal month. Fix it within 60 days of the bill and apply within 90 days of the repair. Once every 12 months.
• LVVWD Leak Repair Reimbursement: 50% of the repair, up to $2,000 per event, with a paid invoice of at least $200. Single-family owners only.
• Low-income help: up to $10,000 per leak through LVVWD's partner programs.
• SNWA leak detection voucher: up to $250 toward a leak-finding visit by a Water Smart Plumber, once a year.
• Henderson: the city splits the extra cost 50/50 when usage more than doubled from a repaired leak. Two adjustments per 5 years.

Water pressure and PRVs

LVVWD says water pressure in its system runs about 30 to 100 psi, and sustained pressure over 80 psi can damage your plumbing. If your static pressure is over 80 psi, the homeowner is responsible for installing and maintaining a pressure reducing valve (PRV). Most plumbers set them at 35 to 60 psi. A PRV replacement runs about $300 to $650 nationally, and a Las Vegas landlord reported paying $275 in 2022.

Licenses and permits

• Plumbers need a Nevada State Contractors Board license, usually C-1 (plumbing and heating) or C-1d (plumbing). Look one up.
• The handyman exemption (jobs under $1,000) does not cover plumbing work.
• In the City of Las Vegas, swapping a toilet, sink or faucet in the same spot and clearing clogs don't need a permit. Water heaters, softeners, gas piping and changing pipes inside walls, ceilings or floors do.

More on checking a contractor: how to check a contractor in Nevada.

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