Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 01, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	NORTECH SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000722313
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,742,992
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3