New Hampshire

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

Weekly - 40

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

DOL notes for New Hampshire

• The New Hampshire minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when 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: nh.

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for New Hampshire.

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

Meal periods (US DOL)

Basic standard

½ hour, after 5 consecutive hours, unless feasible for employee to eat while working and is permitted to do so by employer.

Prescribed by

Statute

Coverage

Applicable to any employer.

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

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.