North Dakota

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: nd.

DOL notes for North Dakota

DOL lists no additional note for North Dakota on the state minimum wage table.

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

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for North Dakota.

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

Meal periods (US DOL)

Basic standard

½ hour, if desired, on each shift exceeding 5 hours.

Prescribed by

Administratively issued Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Order.

Coverage

Applicable when two or more employees are on duty. Collective bargaining agreement takes precedence over meal period requirement.

Comments

Employees who are completely relieved of their duties do not have to be paid.

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

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.