Current Minimum Wage
North Dakota minimum wage$7.25since July 24, 2009

State minimum wage

North Dakota minimum wage

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $4.86.

  • The North Dakota minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • No increase is currently scheduled in North Dakota.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $4.86 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $2.39.
  • At $7.25 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $15,080 a year before taxes.
  • North Dakota law bars cities and counties from setting their own minimum wage.

Tipped cash wage

$4.86
Tip credit up to $2.39

Youth / training

None
'North Dakota does not have a Training Wage' (state poster). Commissioner may license a sub-minimum wage (not below 85% of the state minimum) for students in vocational education programs, and for...

Next change

None scheduled
Set by statute; no indexing

Local rates

Preempted
NDCC 34-06-23: a political subdivision may not enact, maintain, or enforce a living wage mandate in an amount greater than the applicable state minimum wage.

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. All employees except those exempted in NDAC 46-02-07-02 (e.g., certain camp employees, caddies, volunteers). NDCC 34-06-22(1)(c): 'Effective July 24, 2009, a....

Tipped employees. Tip credit of up to 33% of the minimum wage for tipped employees (service employees receiving more than $30/month in tips); minimum direct wage $4.86 per hour; employer must inform employee in...

Recent history. Statutory steps $5.85 (2007-07-24), $6.55 (2008-07-24), $7.25 (2009-07-24), tracking federal increases; the commissioner may set a different rate by rule but has not.

Poster effective date August 1, 2015 (current version served by the agency site).

Statute. N.D.C.C. 34-06-22 (rate), 34-06-23 (preemption).

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in North Dakota?

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective July 24, 2009.

When does the North Dakota minimum wage go up next?

No increase is scheduled.

What is the tipped minimum wage in North Dakota?

$4.86 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $7.25.

Do any cities in North Dakota have a higher minimum wage?

No. State law preempts local minimum wage ordinances.

Sources

  1. https://www.nd.gov/labor/wage-and-hour-topics official
  2. https://www.nd.gov/labor/sites/www/files/documents/Min%20Wage%20Poster%20-%20Be%20Legenday%20Logo.pdf official
  3. https://www.nd.gov/labor official
  4. https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t34c06.pdf official
  5. https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/46-02-07.pdf official
  6. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  7. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Checked 2026-09-02 against North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights; researcher confidence 0.93.