How to Get a Real Estate License in Nevada (2026): Cost & Steps

By StartBusinessByState · Fees and requirements checked October 10, 2026 Research process

NEVADA REAL ESTATE LICENSE

To get a Nevada real estate license you take 120 hours of approved courses, get fingerprinted, pass the national and Nevada exams and apply with a broker. The fees you pay the state and the exam company come to about $240: $100 for the exam and $140 for the license application. The courses and the fingerprint check cost extra. Here are the steps in order, with every fee.

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What a Nevada real estate license costs

Exam, paid to the state: $100
License application: $140
Required fees, total: $240.00

Fee	Amount	Who you pay and when
120 hours of prelicense courses	Set by the school	From a school on the Real Estate Division’s approved list. Compare schools on total price, retake policy and how long you get access.
Fingerprints	Set by the fingerprint vendor	Done through a vendor the Division approves. Your fingerprints expire after two months, so time them close to your application.
Exam, both parts	$100	Nevada Real Estate Division. You register and pay on the Division’s website, then schedule with Pearson VUE. A retake costs the same.
License application	$140	Nevada Real Estate Division, with Form 549. Credit cards add a 2% fee.
Post-licensing course, first year	Set by the school	30 hours, required before your first renewal.
First renewal	$195	Nevada Real Estate Division. A late renewal adds $75.
Later renewals, every two years	$195	Nevada Real Estate Division. You also need 36 hours of continuing education.
Brokerage, Realtor association and MLS	Set by each office and association	Get every joining and monthly fee in writing before you sign.

The Division lists a $125 license fee in an older exam handbook. Its current licensing form lists $140, so that is the figure we use.

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Sources: Nevada Real Estate Division: initial license requirements (steps, fingerprints, 12-month exam window); Nevada Real Estate Division: licensing requirements form ($140 salesperson fee, education, reciprocity list); Nevada administrative code, chapter 645 ($100 exam fee, 75% passing grade); Pearson VUE Nevada candidate handbook (exam fees, scheduling); Nevada Real Estate Division: first renewal ($195 renewal, 30-hour post-licensing course); Nevada Real Estate Division: later renewals (36 hours of continuing education). Fees and rules checked October 10, 2026. Exam and background-check prices can change, so confirm the total when you book.

Who can get a Nevada salesperson license

Most people call it a real estate agent license. In Nevada it is a salesperson license, and it lets you work under a employing broker. Opening your own brokerage is a separate broker license.

The Nevada Real Estate Division says you need to be at least 18, finish 120 hours of approved education, pass the national and Nevada exams within 12 months, submit fingerprints through an approved vendor and send the application with the fee. If you have held a real estate license anywhere in the past ten years, you also send a certified license history.

Already licensed in another state? Nevada’s licensing form lists states whose agents can get a reciprocal salesperson license by passing only the Nevada exam: Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia. Brokers in several other states qualify too. Read the form before you pay for courses.

The steps, in order

Take 120 hours of approved courses. Pick a school from the Division’s approved list. You send proof of your education with your application.
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Register and pay for the exam on the Division’s website. The exam costs $100 for both parts and you need 75% to pass. Then you schedule your test with Pearson VUE. You have 12 months from the day you pass to apply.
Get fingerprinted. Use a vendor from the Division’s approved list and complete the fingerprint waiver first. Your fingerprints expire after two months.
Send Form 549 with your exam results, fingerprint form and $140. You can pay by check, money order or cash, or by card with a 2% fee.
Get your license and a broker. Interview brokers while you study so you can start right away.
Finish 30 hours of post-licensing courses in your first year. You need them to make your first renewal.

Track your deadlines

You have 12 months from passing the exam to apply, and your fingerprints expire after two months. Your first license is only valid for about a year, and you need the 30-hour post-licensing course to renew it.

What Nevada agents earn

Median pay, Nevada agents on payroll: $79,990
Middle half earns: $46,740–$106,190
Top 10% earn over: $153,680
Nevada agents on payroll: 1,490

The bottom 10% of Nevada payroll agents earn under $28,340. The national median is $52,830. Include the first renewal and 30-hour course in the opening-year budget. Compare brokerage offers using the net amount on a sample transaction, with recurring office expenses and client-development spending shown separately.

Source: U.S. Labor Department pay survey, May 2025, Nevada real estate sales agents. Covers agents on a payroll only. Checked October 10, 2026.

Coordinate your broker choice with the short fingerprint window

Nevada’s exam result lasts longer than its fingerprint record, so organize broker interviews during the 120-hour course. Choose the office before assembling Form 549 rather than letting a two-month fingerprint window expire while you compare options.

Ask the broker for a first-year training plan that includes the 30-hour post-licensing course. Compare the help offered on contracts and client appointments with all joining, monthly and transaction charges. Agree on who will confirm your license status before you start representing clients.

Set up your Nevada agent business

Register the business and organize payments

Plan business registration as part of joining the office. Confirm the permitted entity and commission-payee details with the broker, then follow the Nevada LLC guide for an LLC structure. ZenBusiness can prepare that filing while you bring the license application together.

Arrange errors and omissions (E&O) insurance

Request E&O quotes from Simply Business during brokerage onboarding and compare the professional liability terms with the office’s E&O arrangement. Check coverage for the services you intend to offer, the deductible and how claims are reported. Keep the decision with the written compensation agreement.

Keep business records from day one

Your first renewal arrives after roughly a year, so set aside both the renewal fee and post-licensing tuition from the start. File the fingerprint receipt and expiration date with Form 549 and the other startup records.

See Nevada business registration and tax requirements for the wider registration and tax checklist.

Make your first market small enough to learn well

Choose a manageable set of neighborhoods or a property type and tour listings with the broker’s guidance. Practice explaining ownership costs and the documents a buyer will need to review. Use those conversations to prepare a supervised open house and a useful follow-up for each interested visitor.

Resources for preparing client conversations

Finish your post-licensing course and renew on time

Your first license lasts about one year. To renew it you need 30 hours of post-licensing courses and the $195 renewal fee. Late renewal adds $75.

After that you renew every two years for $195 and need 36 hours of continuing education, with at least 18 hours taken live. The topics include agency, contracts, ethics, law and risk reduction.

Nevada agent questions

How much does it cost to get a Nevada real estate license?

The fees you pay the state and the exam company come to about $240: $100 for the exam and $140 for the license application. The 120 hours of courses and fingerprints are extra.

How long is the Nevada course?

120 hours at a school the Nevada Real Estate Division approves.

What is the Nevada exam like?

You take a national part and a Nevada part, and you need 75% to pass. Both together cost $100 and you register with the Division before scheduling with Pearson VUE. Your passing results are good for 12 months.

Can I work with clients as soon as I pass?

Not yet. You send your application, exam results and fingerprints to the Division and get a license, then work with a broker.

How long does a Nevada license last?

About one year for your first license. You renew it for $195 after finishing 30 hours of post-licensing courses. After that you renew every two years with 36 hours of continuing education.

I’m licensed in another state. Do I retake the exam?

Maybe only part of it. Nevada lists states whose agents can skip the national exam and take the Nevada exam only. See the list on the Division’s licensing form.

Does this cover opening a brokerage?

No. This guide is for the entry-level salesperson license, working under a employing broker. A broker license has its own requirements.

Your first move in Nevada

Enroll in an approved 120-hour program and begin the brokerage search during study. Time fingerprinting close to the application, prepare Form 549 and put the first-year post-licensing classes on your calendar.

State resource: Nevada licensing and education information.