West Coast region
NevadaGas prices
EIA doesn’t publish a weekly price for Nevada on its own. This figure starts from the West Coast outside California average of $5.116 for the week of October 5, 2026 and adjusts it for Nevada’s fuel tax, which is 11.9¢ a gallon below the regional norm. How we estimate it.
West Coast outside California prices this week
The regional averages Nevada’s figures are drawn from, in dollars per gallon.
- Regular
- $5.116
- Down $0.037 on the week
- Midgrade
- $5.507
- Down $0.015 on the week
- Premium
- $5.766
- Down $0.029 on the week
- Diesel
- $6.490
- Down $0.153 on the week
The regional price is near its most expensive point of the past year: over the past 52 weeks it has run from $3.280 to $5.189, averaging $4.337. It has moved +2.8% over four weeks and +15.7% over thirteen.
How much of a gallon is tax
Nevada charges 23.8¢ a gallon in state tax, the 41st highest of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.). With the federal tax that is 42.2¢, about 8% of the pump price.
| State excise tax | 23.00¢ |
|---|---|
| Other state taxes and fees | 0.80¢ |
| Federal excise tax | 18.40¢ |
| Total per gallon | 42.20¢ |
| On a 15-gallon fill | $6.33 |
| Over a year of typical driving | $203 |
From EIA’s notes for Nevada: Additional county and local option taxes on motor fuels add $0.0500 to $0.1000/gal (or more) to the state rate (County mandatory: $0.
Source: EIA federal and state motor fuel taxes, July 2026. A typical year assumes 480 gallons (about 12,000 miles at 25 mpg). Local sales taxes are not included.
Fuel tax in Nevada and its neighbours
Across the line in Arizona, state tax is 4.8¢ a gallon lower, which is $0.72 less tax on a 15-gallon fill.
| State | State tax | Versus NV | On a 15-gal tank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 19.0¢ | −4.8¢ | −$0.72 |
| Nevada | 23.8¢ | — | — |
| Idaho | 33.0¢ | +9.2¢ | +$1.38 |
| Utah | 38.5¢ | +14.7¢ | +$2.21 |
| Oregon | 40.0¢ | +16.2¢ | +$2.43 |
| California | 73.6¢ | +49.8¢ | +$7.48 |
What driving in Nevada costs
- A 15-gallon fill
- $74.95
- A year of typical driving
- $2,398
- Versus the national average
- $308 a year more
Planning a drive? The fuel cost calculator prices a trip at this week’s Nevada figure, for your own car.
How we estimate the Nevada price
The U.S. Energy Information Administration surveys retail gasoline prices every Monday, but it reports individual figures for only nine states. Nevada is counted in the West Coast outside California series, which averages it together with Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.
Within one region, crude oil, refining and most delivery costs are shared. The biggest fixed difference from one state to the next is tax, which reaches the pump almost cent for cent. So we take the regional average and add the gap between Nevada’s tax (23.8¢) and the average tax across the region’s states (35.7¢).
Local taxes, how busy the local market is and how far the state is from a refinery all move real prices too, so treat this as a guide to within a few cents, not a quote. Our methodology covers how every figure on the site is sourced.
Gas prices in Nevada
- How much is gas in Nevada right now?
- Regular gasoline in Nevada is estimated at about $5.00 a gallon this week. That starts from the EIA's West Coast outside California average of $5.116 and adjusts it for Nevada's fuel tax, which is 11.9¢ a gallon below the average across the region's states. The national average is $4.354.
- How much is the gas tax in Nevada?
- Nevada charges 23.00¢ a gallon in state excise tax plus 0.80¢ in other per-gallon taxes and fees, 23.80¢ in all. That ranks 41 of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.), highest first. With the 18.4¢ federal tax, a gallon carries 42.2¢ of tax.
- Is gas cheaper in a state next to Nevada?
- On tax alone, yes. Arizona has the lowest fuel tax of Nevada's neighbours at 19.0¢ a gallon, 4.8¢ less than Nevada. On a 15-gallon fill that is $0.72 less tax. Station prices vary, so the saving at any one pump can be larger or smaller.
- Why is there no official weekly gas price for Nevada?
- The EIA's weekly survey samples about 1,000 stations nationwide, enough for reliable regional averages and for nine large states, but not for every state on its own. Nevada is counted in the West Coast outside California series, which is updated every Monday and published on Tuesday.