North Dakota Minimum Wage Calculator

The ordinary North Dakota minimum is $7.25 per hour. For an eligible tipped employee, the state publishes a $4.86 direct cash floor. That cash floor leaves a $2.39 hourly credit, substantially smaller than the federal maximum.

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Tips retained in that week ($) Cash-wage treatment This is ordinary adult hourly work covered by North Dakota and federal minimum wage and weekly overtime. No agriculture, domestic/residential, gaming, occupational exemption,14-day healthcare agreement, public compensatory-time arrangement, meal/lodging credit, higher agreed wage or deduction applies. Tip mode requires direct customer service, customary tips above 30/month, advance notice, records and lawful state/federal pooling; all hours entered qualify. No bonuses, compulsory service charges, multiple pay rates, or wage deductions. If using the tip credit, eligibility, required advance notice, and lawful tip retention/pooling are confirmed. All hours entered are in that eligible tipped occupation.

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Overtime uses the full regular rate before subtracting a permitted tip credit. The employer must cover a weekly tip shortfall within the selected scope. This floor scenario does not calculate pay at a higher agreed rate. Per-workday pay divides the week by the days with hours. Annual figures repeat the rounded weekly result.

Reviewed rate period: 2026-01-01 through 2027-12-31. Gross earnings before taxes or deductions. Annual figures repeat this weekly scenario; they do not combine different rate periods.

Reviewed October 2, 2026. North Dakota Labor and Human Rights FAQ · Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Order.

Use the published $4.86 tipped cash floor

The state order limits the tip credit to 33% of minimum wage; the agency translates this to $4.86 cash at today’s floor. This model uses that published cash amount rather than paying a fractional-cent rate below it. The worker must perform qualifying direct customer service and customarily receive more than $30 monthly in tips. Cooking and dishwashing do not become eligible simply because the workplace receives tips. Agency tipped-worker guidance.

Scenario	Initial employer cash	Employer shortfall	Gross with tips
40 hours, $80 tips	$194.40	$15.60	$290
40 hours, $200 tips	$194.40	$0	$394.40
45 hours, $200 tips	$236.83	$0	$436.83

The final row includes five overtime hours. The credit remains $2.39 per hour; the premium starts from the full regular rate before subtracting that credit. Enter retained tips from an eligible pool, and keep the employer adjustment separate from customer tips. Federal tipped overtime calculation.

Ordinary tip pooling requires an employee vote

The state order allows ordinary pooling only among tipped employees and requires approval by 50% plus one of all tipped employees, with written voting records. Licensed nonprofit gaming has separate provisions. This calculator excludes gaming and does not resolve whether someone with supervisory duties qualifies under both state and federal restrictions. § 46-02-07-03 pooling rules.

Paid breaks and jobsite travel change the hours to enter

The order generally requires a 30-minute meal break for a shift over five hours when two or more employees are on duty, subject to its waiver and agreement provisions. A meal can be unpaid only when the employee is completely relieved of duties. Travel between jobsites is work time; an ordinary home-to-work commute generally is not. § 46-02-07-02 working-time rules.

For example, five days with eight on-site hours plus half an hour of required travel between jobsites each day total 42.5 working hours. At the full floor, ordinary weekly gross is $317.19. Omitting that travel would produce $290 and miss $27.19.

Distinguish worked hours from paid leave

A week with 36 worked hours and eight paid leave hours has 36 hours toward ordinary overtime. The tool calculates the work portion; add leave pay separately under the applicable agreement. Forty-four actual working hours instead produce $333.50 at the full floor. Weekly overtime and leave FAQ.

Hospitals and residential-care establishments can use a qualifying 14-day arrangement with different daily and period thresholds. Agriculture, certain domestic work and other occupations can also have exemptions. This calculator requires the ordinary 40-hour rule and does not infer coverage from an hourly pay label. Overtime scope and exceptions.

Compare part-year work with year-round employment

Thirty-two hours for 40 weeks gives $9,280 at the full minimum. Forty hours for 52 weeks gives $15,080. A repeated 42.5-hour week gives $16,493.88 after weekly rounding. Actual annual pay will differ when schedules, retained tips or weeks worked change.

Review the other side of the border separately: Minnesota minimum wage, Montana minimum wage and South Dakota minimum wage. Sources · Methodology.

Updated October 5, 2026 First published September 4, 2026

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