North Dakota minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe North Dakota rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in North Dakota in 2026?
The North Dakota minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum. Among its neighbors, the minimum wage is higher in Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota.
Will the North Dakota minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in North Dakota?
Full time, a North Dakota minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in North Dakota?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in North Dakota takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $535.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000. Run your own hours through the North Dakota hourly paycheck calculator.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $535.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $15,655
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and North Dakota taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in North Dakota?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 31% of North Dakota workers earn, but less than half of them. The North Dakota median wage is $25.23 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in North Dakota?
Tipped workers in North Dakota can be paid $4.86 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the North Dakota minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the North Dakota minimum wage compare with other states?
North Dakota is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. Texas' minimum wage is the same $7.25, and so is the rate in Georgia and North Carolina. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in North Dakota?
Full time, a North Dakota minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the North Dakota minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and North Dakota prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $15,655 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.