North Dakota Minimum Wage Calculator

💡 North Dakota Wage Law Essentials

• Standard Minimum Rate: Under N.D. Cent. Code § 34-06-22, North Dakota adopts the federal statutory minimum rate of $7.25/hour. Municipalities are preempted from enacting local wage ordinances.
• 33% Tip Credit Restriction: Unlike the federal FLSA (which allows up to a $5.12 credit), North Dakota law strictly caps the tip credit at 33% of the minimum wage ($2.39/hr). Employers must pay a direct cash wage of at least $4.86/hour (67% of minimum wage).
• Tip Shortfall Make-Up: If direct cash wages ($4.86/hr) plus tips average less than $7.25/hr across all weekly hours worked, the employer must cover the entire shortfall.
• Tip Pooling Provisions: Tip pooling is allowed only among customarily tipped staff; managers, owners, and back-of-house staff cannot participate.
• Youth & Student Rates: New hires under 20 may be paid an opportunity training wage of $4.25/hour for their initial 90 calendar days. Certified full-time students may be paid 85% ($6.16/hour).
• Overtime Pay: Non-exempt hours exceeding 40 in a workweek must be paid at 1.5× regular pay. For tipped employees, the direct cash overtime rate is $(1.5 \times \text{Base Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit} = (1.5 \times \$7.25) - \$2.39 = \$10.875 - \$2.39 = \$8.485 \approx \$8.49/\text{hour}$.