State reference

Iowa

Basic minimum rate: $7.25. Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table, page updated July 1, 2026.

Minimum wage (US DOL)

Basic minimum rate: $7.25
Premium pay after designated hours: DOL lists no premium-pay-after-designated-hours text for Iowa.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: ia.

DOL notes for Iowa

The Iowa minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage rate if it is set below the federal rate.

Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: ia.

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for Iowa.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: iowa.

Meal periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state meal-break requirement for Iowa.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: iowa.

Hours, counted

This page states the DOL rows and nothing beyond them. It does not say how they apply to any particular job, schedule or agreement. For hours, the calculators do arithmetic on the numbers you type: shift hours, hour totals split at 40, long shifts.