West Virginia
Basic minimum rate: $8.75. 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
- $8.75
- 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: wv.
DOL notes for West Virginia
- Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees at one location
Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: wv.
Rest periods (US DOL)
DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for West Virginia.
Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: west-virginia.
Meal periods (US DOL)
- Basic standard
- 20 minutes for employees who work 6 hours or more in a workday.
- Prescribed by
- Statute
- Coverage
- Applicable to every employer. Meal period is required where employees are not afforded necessary breaks and/or permitted to eat lunch while working.
Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: west-virginia.
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.