2025 North Dakota Minimum Wage
The 2025 North Dakota Minimum Wage is $7.25.
Effective 2025-01-01Source: Youth Employment in North Dakota (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)Verified 2026-09-01
Compared with 2024
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2024.
| Item | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $7.25 | $7.25 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
All employees working in North Dakota, unless their position is exempted by state law or administrative rule.
What changed this year, and why
The minimum wage in North Dakota for 2025 is $7.25 per hour. This rate applies to all employees regardless of age, unless a position is specifically exempted by law or administrative rule. North Dakota does not have a separate training wage. Employees must be compensated for all hours worked, including preparation time, closing time, and any required meetings or training.
Common questions
- Is there a training wage or a lower wage for minors in North Dakota?
- No. North Dakota does not have a separate training wage or subminimum wage for any category of worker.
Minors, students and training wages: who may be paid less than the rate on this page
Under North Dakota law, employers cannot pay most workers less than the state hourly minimum wage of $7.25. The state does not maintain a separate training wage or any special lower rate for students, learners, or first-time employees. An employer in North Dakota therefore owes the full $7.25 per hour to every covered non-exempt worker, including minors and those still on the job for training purposes. The only subminimum rates that may apply are those authorized directly by federal law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (for example, for workers with disabilities whose productivity is affected) or by a specific federal training-wage provision, neither of which North Dakota adds to on its own. Employers who are uncertain whether a particular worker qualifies for a federal subminimum wage should check with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division before paying below the North Dakota floor.
North Dakota does not have a Training Wage. $7.25 per hour on 7/24/09
North Dakota Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Summary Poster (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)
What an employer may deduct from your pay
Under North Dakota law, an employer may only deduct specific items from a worker's wages. The items required to be withheld by state or federal law, such as taxes, and amounts withheld under a court order are always permitted. Beyond that, the employer may only make deductions that fall into one of four categories: an advance paid to the employee (other than undocumented cash); a recurring deduction authorized in writing; a nonrecurring deduction authorized in writing with the source specifically cited; or a nonrecurring deduction for damage, breakage, shortage, or negligence that the employee authorizes at the time of the deduction. Any deduction that would push an employee's effective pay below the $7.25 minimum wage in North Dakota is not allowed. Workers who believe an employer has taken an improper deduction should contact the North Dakota Department of Labor at the address and phone numbers listed on the state's minimum-wage poster.
Except for those amounts that are required under state or federal law to be withheld from employee compensation or where a court has ordered the employer to withhold compensation, an employer only may withhold from the compensation due employees: 1. Advances paid to employees, other than undocumented cash. 2. A recurring deduction authorized in writing. 3. A nonrecurring deduction authorized in writing, when the source of the deduction is cited specifically. 4. A nonrecurring deduction for damage, breakage, shortage, or negligence must be authorized by the employee at the time of the deduction.
North Dakota Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Summary Poster (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
Youth Employment in North Dakota (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)
- Hourly
The minimum wage in North Dakota is $7.25 per hour.
Other years
Every North Dakota Minimum Wage year · Minimum Wage in every state