Northern Mariana Islands Minimum Wage 2026

Who it applies to

Employers and employees in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory the Department of Labor's table lists as a peer of the states. The entry consists of the basic minimum rate alone, with no employer-size condition, no premium pay line, no coverage exclusion and no reference to the federal rate. The table also does not display subminimum rates for minors, students or trainees, so nothing of that kind appears on this page either.

What changed this year, and why

The U.S. Department of Labor's table of state minimum wage laws, updated July 1, 2026, lists the Northern Mariana Islands' basic minimum rate as $7.25 per hour. That rate line is the whole of the entry: it records no dated step inside the year and no statement that the rate is recalculated on any cycle, and no earlier year of this record is published here, so this page states no year-over-year change.

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in the Northern Mariana Islands in 2026?

It is $7.25 per hour. That is the basic minimum rate the U.S. Department of Labor lists for the Northern Mariana Islands in its State Minimum Wage Laws table, in the version updated July 1, 2026. The figure published here is taken from that entry and from nothing else, so it is the rate as the department recorded it on that date.

Why is the Northern Mariana Islands page shorter than a state's?

Because its entry in the Department of Labor's table is shorter. The table lists the Northern Mariana Islands as a jurisdiction alongside the states, and under that heading it prints one line: the basic minimum rate per hour. Most state entries add a premium pay line, a coverage condition or an adjustment statement, and this one adds none of them, so this page has less to record.

Does the table show overtime rules for the Northern Mariana Islands?

No. The Department of Labor's entry carries no premium pay line, so the table states no threshold after which overtime becomes due and no premium rate for the Northern Mariana Islands. That is a statement about what this source displays, not about what local or federal law requires. Overtime obligations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are outside what this table records.

Does the Northern Mariana Islands minimum wage change during 2026?

The Department of Labor's table lists no scheduled change. The entry carries a single basic minimum rate with no dated step beside it and no statement that the rate is recalculated on any cycle, which the same table does carry for several other jurisdictions. A change taking effect after the July 1, 2026 update would appear here only once the department republishes the table and this record is verified against it again.

Which employers in the Northern Mariana Islands have to pay it?

The entry attaches no condition to the rate at all. For several states the same table opens the entry with a line limiting the rate to employers above a stated headcount or above a stated level of gross receipts, and for others it names an exclusion from coverage. The Northern Mariana Islands entry carries neither, and the table does not list exemptions written into local law.

Is there a separate tipped minimum wage in the Northern Mariana Islands?

The Department of Labor's state table lists a single basic minimum rate per hour and no separate cash wage for tipped employees, so this page does not publish one. The same table says plainly that differential provisions are not displayed in it, naming subminimum rates for minors and students and training wages for new hires as its examples.

Is the Northern Mariana Islands rate the same as the federal minimum wage?

The department lists the territory's basic minimum rate as $7.25 per hour, and cites that same amount as the current federal minimum wage in its entries for the states that have no minimum wage law of their own. The Northern Mariana Islands entry itself says nothing about the federal rate, so this page records the equality of the two amounts and claims no legal link between them.

Where does the Northern Mariana Islands figure come from?

From the Wage and Hour Division's State Minimum Wage Laws table at dol.gov, in the snapshot captured for this record, where the Northern Mariana Islands entry gives the basic minimum rate per hour as $7.25. The division notes on the same page that it tries to ensure the information there is accurate and that individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.

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