NV real estate licensing guide
Nevada
Nevada still issues a salesperson license after 120 named hours: Principles 45, Law 45 including 18 hours of Nevada law (NRS 113, 116, 119, 119A, 645, 645C, 645D), contracts 15, and agency 15.
Verified 2026-09-02
- First license
- Salesperson
- Pre-license education
- 120 hours
- Exam
- Pearson VUE
- Published state fees
- $380
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Exam questions
- 120
The Nevada Real Estate Division is at 3300 W. Sahara Avenue, Ste. 350, Las Vegas, NV 89102 ((702) 486-4033) and 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 110, Carson City, NV 89706-7986 ((775) 684-1900). Website: red.nv.gov. Governing law: NRS 645 and NAC 645. Pearson VUE delivers the exam under Candidate Handbook #092900 (July 2025; pearsonvue.com/us/en/nv/realestate.html; (888) 248-8055). Pay the $100 combination exam fee to NRED at red.prod.secure.nv.gov first. NRED's Salesperson Initial License Requirements page sets 120 hours in four named blocks, including 18 hours of Nevada law, and NAC 645.435 is the regulation behind those blocks. California's 135 hours do not satisfy the 18-hour Nevada requirement.
Pearson gives 80 national items in 150 minutes and 40 Nevada salesperson items in 90 minutes, and you need 75% on each. A passed section is valid for 12 months. Fingerprints expire in two months (Form 619). NRED's original salesperson fee is $140; NRS 645.830 and the handbook still list $125, and this guide uses NRED's figure. By statute, the ERRF is $40 at original licensing and $40 at renewal. First-year postlicensing is NAC 645.4442's 15 named modules (no clock-hour total in the text). Subsequent salesperson CE is 36 named hours under NAC 645.448.
A broker license requires 64 semester credits including 45-hour Nevada Broker Management (which experience credits cannot replace), 2 years active full-time within the last 4 years, Pearson exams of 80 items/150 min + 50 items/90 min at 75%, a $160 fee, Form 558 financials, and a credit report within 30 days. Broker-salesperson requires the same education but works under another broker. Oregon's 150 hours, Arizona's 90, and California's 135 are useful comparisons but do not apply in Nevada. Nevada keeps the salesperson title, fingerprints expire in two months, and Duties Owed, Consent to Act, SRPD and water rights are scored items.
Licensing authority
Nevada Real Estate Division (Department of Business and Industry)
NRED
The Division licenses salespersons, brokers, and broker-salespersons, and issues property-manager and business-broker permits on top of an active license.
NRS 645 (including 645.330 qualifications, 645.332 out-of-state national-exam exemption, 645.343 120 salesperson hours / 64 broker semester credits, 645.355 fingerprints, 645.575 36-hour CE minimum, 645.830 fees… 3300 W. Sahara Avenue, Ste. 350, Las Vegas, NV 89102; and 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 110, Carson City, NV 89706-7986 (702) 486-4033 (Las Vegas) / (775) 684-1900 (Carson City)
Official commission siteLicense types in Nevada
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Nevada Real Estate Salesperson License
120 hours · Pearson VUE · $380 state fees
Nevada's 120 hours are divided into four named blocks.
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Nevada Real Estate Broker License
Pearson VUE · $420 state fees
A Nevada broker license requires much more than the salesperson 120 hours.
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Nevada compared with neighboring states
If you live near a border or plan to work in more than one market, check the first-license requirements next door. A license from one state rarely replaces the other state's course or exam, so most people who work both sides hold two licenses.
| Jurisdiction | License title | Pre-license hours | Exam vendor | Exam questions | Exam fee | Published state fees | Renewal cycle | Min. age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada (this guide) | Salesperson | 120 | Pearson VUE | 120 | $100 | $380 | 2 yr | 18 |
| Arizona | Salesperson | 90 | Pearson VUE | 140 | $75 | $262 | 2 yr | 18 |
| California | Salesperson | 135 | California DRE | 150 | $100 | $599 | 4 yr | 18 |
| Idaho | Salesperson | 90 | Pearson VUE | 120 | $83 | $353 | 2 yr | 18 |
| Oregon | Broker | 150 | PSI | 130 | $75 | $736.25 | 2 yr | 18 |
| Utah | Sales Agent | 120 | Pearson VUE | 130 | $69 | $355 | 2 yr | 18 |
Hours are the pre-license total printed in each guide; states that count credits or named courses show “See guide.” Published state fees add the application, exam, initial-license, and fingerprint amounts the guide can cite — tuition is not included.
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