What is the minimum wage in North Dakota in 2025?

North Dakota does not have its own state minimum wage law that sets a floor above the federal rate. The effective minimum for most workers is the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rate of $7.25 per hour, which has been unchanged since July 24, 2009. Workers covered by the FLSA — at employers with annual gross sales of $500,000 or more, or engaged in interstate commerce — are entitled to this rate.

Does North Dakota have its own minimum wage?

North Dakota Century Code (Title 34) does not establish a state minimum wage above the federal floor. As a result, most private-sector workers in North Dakota rely on the federal FLSA rate of $7.25/hr. Workers not covered by the FLSA (certain small employers, some agricultural workers) are not automatically entitled to even the federal floor, though many North Dakota employers choose to pay above it to compete for workers in a tight labor market.

How is overtime calculated in North Dakota?

Federal FLSA rules apply. Any hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek must be paid at a rate of at least 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. For example, at $7.25/hr the overtime rate is $10.875/hr. The calculator applies this automatically when you enter more than 40 hours per week. North Dakota does not impose any additional state overtime rules.

How does this calculator compute monthly and annual pay?

Monthly gross equals weekly gross multiplied by 52 and divided by 12, giving the exact calendar-month average. Annual gross equals weekly gross multiplied by 52. Both figures represent gross (pre-tax) pay only — they do not account for federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, North Dakota state income tax, health insurance or any other deductions.

Can a North Dakota city or county set a higher local minimum wage?

There is no North Dakota state law that explicitly preempts local minimum wage ordinances, but no major municipality in North Dakota has enacted one as of 2025. In practice, the entire state operates at the federal floor of $7.25/hr for covered workers. This contrasts with states like California or Washington, where both the state and many cities have substantially higher minimums.

Am I covered by the federal $7.25 minimum wage in North Dakota?

Most employees in North Dakota are covered by the FLSA if their employer has annual gross sales of $500,000 or more, or if the business is involved in interstate commerce — which covers the vast majority of employers. Tipped employees may be paid a direct cash wage as low as $2.13/hr under federal rules, provided tips bring total hourly pay to at least $7.25. If tips fall short in any workweek, the employer must make up the difference. Certain workers such as independent contractors, farmworkers on small farms, and some seasonal employees may be exempt.

North Dakota Minimum Wage Calculator

North Dakota is among the US states with no state minimum wage law setting a floor above the federal rate. Most workers in the Peace Garden State are therefore covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum of $7.25 per hour — a rate set by Congress and unchanged since July 24, 2009. This calculator converts that hourly rate (or any wage above it) into the figures that matter for budgeting and job comparisons: weekly gross pay, monthly gross and annual gross salary, with federal overtime rules applied automatically as soon as you work more than 40 hours in a week.

How it works

Enter your hourly wage and your average hours per week. The calculator splits your week into two buckets:

Regular time — the first 40 hours at your straight-time rate.
Overtime — any hours beyond 40, rated at 1.5 times your regular rate under FLSA Section 7(a)(1).

Weekly gross = (regular hours x wage) + (overtime hours x wage x 1.5).

Monthly gross is derived as weekly x 52 / 12, capturing the exact calendar average across all months. Annual gross is weekly x 52. Every calculation runs entirely in your browser — no data is uploaded or stored.

Worked example

Suppose you work 45 hours per week at the North Dakota effective minimum of $7.25 per hour:

Metric	Calculation	Result
Regular pay	40h x $7.25	$290.00
Overtime pay	5h x $10.88 (1.5x)	$54.38
Weekly gross	$290.00 + $54.38	$344.38
Monthly gross	$344.38 x 52 / 12	$1,492.31
Annual gross	$344.38 x 52	$17,907.76

At a straight 40 hours per week with no overtime, the federal minimum yields:

Weekly gross: $290.00
Monthly gross: $1,256.67
Annual gross: $15,080.00 — before any taxes, Social Security, Medicare or North Dakota state income tax withholdings.

The tool also shows a federal minimum comparison panel, so you can instantly see how much more (or less) per year your actual wage produces relative to the $7.25 FLSA floor.

North Dakota minimum wage in context

North Dakota’s economy is driven by agriculture, energy (oil and gas in the Bakken formation) and a growing services sector. The state’s unemployment rate has historically been one of the lowest in the nation, which creates upward pressure on wages in many industries independent of any legal floor. Median wages in oil-patch counties like McKenzie and Williams regularly run well above the federal minimum, even for entry-level work.

Despite this labor-market pressure, North Dakota has not enacted a state minimum wage above $7.25/hr as of 2025. Advocates point out that the purchasing power of $7.25 has eroded significantly since 2009 due to inflation. Employers in agriculture, retail and food service remain subject only to the FLSA requirement unless they choose to pay more.

Tipped workers are a special case: federal rules allow a direct cash wage as low as $2.13 per hour for tipped employees, provided tips bring the effective hourly rate to at least $7.25. If tips fall short in any workweek, the employer must top up the difference. North Dakota does not supplement or modify these federal tipped-wage rules.

Use this calculator to model any scenario — for instance, what a $10/hr, $13/hr or $16/hr wage would mean annually — so you can compare job offers, negotiate pay rises, or plan a household budget with confidence.