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Montana's minimum wage is $10.85 per hour, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, under Montana Wage and Hour Act. — Source

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Montana Wage Payment Act § 39-3-206 MCA requires discharged employees to be paid immediately (or per a pre-existing written policy), with a penalty of up to 110% of unpaid wages for late payment — and Montana has no tip credit, no training wage, and no meal credit.

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Montana minimum wage
$10.85/hour
Effective 2026-01-01 through 2026-12-31 · source

Who this rate applies to

Businesses not covered by FLSA with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less may pay $4.00/hr; FLSA-covered employees must receive the greater of federal or Montana minimum wage. No tip credit, meal credit, or training wage.

The headline rate may not apply to every worker. Montana has additional worker-class rates recorded only as prose above. Check the source before relying on the headline figure for a specific job or employer type.

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Note: Montana has worker- and employer-class exceptions, so these tools cannot assume the headline rate applies to every worker. Verify your own situation against the cited sources.

Start hereMinimum Wage$10.85/hr effective January 1, 2026 (erd.dli.mt.gov); CPI-indexed annually (September 30 announcement, January 1 effective, rounded to $0.05, cannot decrease); businesses not covered by FLSA with gross sales ≤$110,000 may pay $4.00/hr; no tip credit, no meal credit, no training wage.
OvertimeMontana Wage and Hour Act, § 39-3-406 MCA: weekly-40 at 1.5×; confirmed from erd.dli.mt.gov.Final Paycheck Deadline§ 39-3-205 MCA: voluntary quit → next payday or 15 days (whichever first); discharged → immediately (or per pre-existing written policy: next payday/15 days); § 39-3-206 MCA: penalty up to 110% of unpaid wages; confirmed from erd.dli.mt.gov.

How Montana differs

Montana Wage Payment Act § 39-3-206 MCA requires discharged employees to be paid immediately (or per a pre-existing written policy), with a penalty of up to 110% of unpaid wages for late payment — and Montana has no tip credit, no training wage, and no meal credit.

Weekly overtime: Montana requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.

Rate schedule: Montana's minimum wage rolls over on January 1 annually; DLI calculates CPI adjustment no later than September 30 and rounds to nearest $0.05.