In 2022, Montana’s state minimum wage is $9.20 per hour.

Tipped employees in the state of Montana make $9.20 per hour. There is no separate minimum wage for tipped employees; they must be paid the standard rate.

• Unless exempt from the overtime provisions, an employee must be paid at a rate of one and one-half their regular (hourly) rate for all hours worked over 40 per week.
• Employees who perform different types of work for which they receive varying rates of pay must be paid overtime at a weighted average hourly rate.
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There is not a federal or Montana state law that requires an employer to furnish a rest break, however, if provided the time spent on the break is work time. Learn more.

Where tips or service charges are charged on a credit card and the employer must pay the credit card company a percentage on each sale, the employer may pay the employee the tip, less that percentage. The employer must keep records of all such deductions.

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Employers are not required to provide paid or unpaid sick leave but must comply with their own established policies if they choose to implement one.