State reference

Nebraska

Basic minimum rate: $15.00. 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: $15.00
Premium pay after designated hours: DOL lists no premium-pay-after-designated-hours text for Nebraska.

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

DOL notes for Nebraska

Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees

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

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for Nebraska.

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

Meal periods (US DOL)

Basic standard: ½ hour, off premises, for lunch in each 8-hour shift.
Prescribed by: Statute
Coverage: Applicable to assembly plant, workshop, or mechanical establishment, unless employee is covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement or other written agreement between an employer and employee.

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

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.