Maine
Basic minimum rate: $15.10. 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
- $15.10
- Premium pay after designated hours
- Weekly - 40
Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: me.
DOL notes for Maine
- If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in excess of the State minimum wage in effect, then the State minimum wage will increase to the same amount, effective on the same date as the increase in the federal minimum wage.
- The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: me.
Rest periods (US DOL)
DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for Maine.
Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: maine.
Meal periods (US DOL)
- Basic standard
- 30 minutes after 6 consecutive hours, except in cases of emergency.
- Prescribed by
- Statute
- Coverage
- Not applicable to places of employment where there are fewer than 3 employees on duty at any one time and the nature of the work allows those employees frequent paid breaks during the workday. Not applicable if collective bargaining or other written employer-employee agreement provides otherwise.
Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: maine.
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.