Shift Calculators
State reference

Montana

Basic minimum rate: $10.85. 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
$10.85
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: mt.

DOL notes for Montana

  • Businesses with gross annual sales of more than $110,000
  • Businesses not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less
  • A business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour. However, if an individual employee is producing or moving goods between states or otherwise covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, that employee must be paid the greater of either the federal minimum wage or Montana's 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: mt.

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for Montana.

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

Meal periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state meal-break requirement for Montana.

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

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.