MTState-set rate
Montana minimum wage 2026
The Montana minimum wage is $10.85 per hour, in effect as at 2026-07-01 per US DOL. The tipped cash wage is $10.85 with a tip credit of $0.00. [MT labor dept.][DOL WHD]
Standard minimum
MT$10.85
In effect as at 2026-07-01 per US DOL.
Verified 2026-09-06
Tipped cash wage
$10.85
Tip credit ceiling $0.00.
Verified 2026-09-06
vs federal $7.25
+$3.60
Above the federal minimum.
Verified 2009-07-24
Next scheduled step
None
No further increase scheduled in statute.
Verified 2026-09-06
Tip-credit split
Full cash wage of $10.85 per hour. No tip credit permitted.
Take-home at the Montana minimum
Estimated take-home at $10.85 per hour
20 hours/week
$217.00
~$190/wk after tax
$11,284 annual gross
30 hours/week
$325.50
~$284/wk after tax
$16,926 annual gross
40 hours/week
$434.00
~$368/wk after tax
$22,568 annual gross
Estimate uses 2026 federal brackets (single filer), FICA 7.65 percent, and a flat state effective rate. Actual withholding varies by W-4 and credits.
Statute and indexing
DOL: $10.85 for businesses with gross annual sales over $110,000; $4.00 for businesses at or below that figure No scheduled increase is recorded. This row was taken from the DOL tables only and the state's own site was not checked in this pass, so a scheduled increase may exist and simply not be captured here.
Tool
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Reference
Federal vs state delta