Montana minimum wage

$10.85 an hour since January 1, 2026, rising to $11.20 on January 1, 2027.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
January 1, 2026	$10.85	$10.85 (no tip credit)	erd.dli.mt.gov checked 2026-10-26
January 1, 2027 scheduled	$11.20	$11.20 (no tip credit)	erd.dli.mt.gov checked 2026-10-26

Other rates in Montana

Who	Now	Next change	Source
Small businesses not covered by the FLSA Businesses not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less. An employee who is individually covered by the FLSA (for example producing or moving goods between states) must get the greater of the federal or Montana minimum wage.	$4.00		erd.dli.mt.gov checked 2026-10-26

Changes not announced yet

January 1, 2028: Annual cost-of-living adjustment by the CPI-U (August to August), rounded to the nearest 5 cents. The Department of Labor & Industry must set it by September 30, 2027 (the 2027 rate letter is dated October 7, 2026). (erd.dli.mt.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

No tip credit, meal credit or training wage is allowed in Montana, so tipped employees get the full rate.
Montana's minimum wage is the greater of the federal or the Montana rate.

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Look up an address in Montana

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Get Montana rates by API

One call returns the federal, state, county and city rates that apply at an address, the one that governs, the tipped cash wage and the next change, each with its official source.

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=MT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

API docs · Pricing · State rates are free. City and county rates by name start on the Developer plan, address lookups on the Business plan.

Questions

What is the minimum wage in Montana in 2027?

$11.20 an hour from January 1, 2027.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Montana?

Montana doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $10.85.

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