{
  "name": "Las Vegas Restaurant Profit Margin Benchmarks",
  "description": "Gross margin, net margin, cost-share, labor, and market-size benchmarks for independent restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ranges are planning benchmarks for owner-operated businesses, not forecasts.",
  "version": "2026 city benchmark edition",
  "city": "Las Vegas",
  "state": "Nevada",
  "industry": "Restaurant",
  "reviewStatus": "screening",
  "coverage": "Independent restaurant operators in Las Vegas, Nevada; national chains, franchise groups, and multi-unit operators excluded unless noted",
  "dataCompiledAt": "2026-06-22",
  "sourcesVerifiedAt": "2026-09-27",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "sourcePage": "https://hustlefin.com/benchmarks/restaurant/city/las-vegas/",
  "citation": "HustleFin (2026). Las Vegas Restaurant Profit Margin Benchmarks. Retrieved from https://hustlefin.com/benchmarks/restaurant/city/las-vegas/",
  "metrics": [
    {
      "key": "gross_margin_pct",
      "label": "Gross margin",
      "unit": "percent",
      "low": 58,
      "average": 65,
      "high": 70
    },
    {
      "key": "net_margin_pct",
      "label": "Net margin",
      "unit": "percent",
      "low": 2,
      "average": 6,
      "high": 8
    },
    {
      "key": "labor_cost_pct",
      "label": "Labor cost (% of revenue)",
      "unit": "percent",
      "low": 25,
      "average": 31,
      "high": 35
    },
    {
      "key": "rent_cost_pct",
      "label": "Rent (% of revenue)",
      "unit": "percent",
      "low": 4,
      "average": 7,
      "high": 10
    },
    {
      "key": "typical_revenue",
      "label": "Typical revenue",
      "unit": "text",
      "value": "$350,000 – $5,000,000+/year for independent Las Vegas restaurants"
    }
  ],
  "labor": {
    "minimumWage": "$12.00/hr (NV, no health insurance), $11.00/hr (with health insurance)",
    "stateMinimumWage": "$12.00/hr (Nevada two-tier, no tip credit allowed)",
    "tippedWage": "$12.00/hr or $11.00/hr (full minimum, no tip credit in NV)",
    "note": "Nevada's two-tier minimum depends on employer health insurance offering. No tip credit is allowed under NV law. Market wages on the Strip (union) and off-Strip (competitive) far exceed the legal minimum."
  },
  "market": [
    {
      "label": "Estimated restaurants",
      "value": 3800
    },
    {
      "label": "Commercial rent range",
      "value": "$20–35/sqft (off-Strip), $40–80+/sqft (Strip-adjacent/casino spaces, often percentage-rent)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Sales tax on food",
      "value": "8.375% on prepared food (6.85% state + 1.525% Clark County)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Special fees",
      "value": "Casino percentage-rent structures (8–12% of gross); Culinary Union health/pension contributions; no state income tax boosts local spending"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner",
      "url": "https://labor.nv.gov/",
      "note": "State minimum wage tiers and daily overtime rules."
    },
    {
      "label": "U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns",
      "url": "https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html",
      "note": "Establishment counts and payroll by industry and geography. Source of the estimated business counts on this page."
    },
    {
      "label": "BLS OEWS — Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV",
      "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_29820.htm",
      "note": "Metropolitan-area occupational wage estimates from the BLS OEWS program."
    },
    {
      "label": "National Restaurant Association — Research",
      "url": "https://restaurant.org/research-and-media/research/",
      "note": "Industry operations data and cost-structure research for US restaurants."
    },
    {
      "label": "Clark County",
      "url": "https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/",
      "note": "County business licensing (Las Vegas is in Clark County)."
    }
  ]
}