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Montana Minimum Wage Calculator

Montana allows no tip credit: tipped workers must receive the full $10.85 before tips.

Montana minimum wage earnings estimator

Montana allows no tip credit: tipped workers must receive the full $10.85 before tips.

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Montana at a glance

FigureMontanaSource
State minimum wage$10.85/hr[4]
Tipped cash wage$10.85/hr[4]
Full-time annual gross$22,568[4]
Median 2BR rent$1,558[1]

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State minimum wage — all 50 states

Montana highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

State minimum wage — all 50 states. Montana is $11, ranked 29 of 50. The national median is $11, the highest is $17 (Washington), and the lowest is $7 (Wyoming). WA $17 NY $17 CT $17 CA $17 HI $16 RI $16 NJ $16 OR $16 CO $15 AZ $15 ME $15 DE $15 IL $15 MD $15 MA $15 MO $15 NE $15 VT $14 AK $14 FL $14 MI $14 VA $13 NV $12 NM $12 SD $12 MN $11 AR $11 OH $11 MT $11 WV $9 AL $7 GA $7 ID $7 IN $7 IA $7 KS $7 KY $7 LA $7 MS $7 NH $7 NC $7 ND $7 OK $7 PA $7 SC $7 TN $7 TX $7 UT $7 WI $7 WY $7

Highlighted: Montana, ranked 29 of 50. Median $11.

Montana earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at Montana's $10.85 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week26 wks36 wks44 wks48 wks50 wks52 wks
10 h$2,821$3,906$4,774$5,208$5,425$5,642
12 h$3,385$4,687$5,729$6,250$6,510$6,770
15 h$4,232$5,859$7,161$7,812$8,138$8,463
18 h$5,078$7,031$8,593$9,374$9,765$10,156
20 h$5,642$7,812$9,548$10,416$10,850$11,284
24 h$6,770$9,374$11,458$12,499$13,020$13,541
25 h$7,053$9,765$11,935$13,020$13,563$14,105
28 h$7,899$10,937$13,367$14,582$15,190$15,798
30 h$8,463$11,718$14,322$15,624$16,275$16,926
32 h$9,027$12,499$15,277$16,666$17,360$18,054
35 h$9,874$13,671$16,709$18,228$18,988$19,747
37.5 h$10,579$14,648$17,903$19,530$20,344$21,158
40 h$11,284$15,624$19,096$20,832$21,700$22,568
45 h$12,695$17,577$21,483$23,436$24,413$25,389
50 h$14,105$19,530$23,870$26,040$27,125$28,210

Worked figures for Montana

Montana values:

HoursWeeklyMonthlyAnnualRent Burden
10 h/wk$109$470$5,642331%
15 h/wk$163$705$8,463221%
20 h/wk$217$940$11,284166%
25 h/wk$271$1,175$14,105133%
30 h/wk$326$1,411$16,926110%
35 h/wk$380$1,646$19,74795%
40 h/wk$434$1,881$22,56883%
45 h/wk$488$2,116$25,38974%
50 h/wk$543$2,351$28,21066%

How Montana compares nationally

On state minimum wage, Montana ranks #29 of 50 at $10.85/hr — 5% below the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

RankStateState minimum wage
#27Arkansas$11.00/hr
#28Ohio$11.00/hr
#29Montana$10.85/hr
#30West Virginia$8.75/hr
#31Alabama$7.25/hr

No tip credit — full minimum before tipss, ranked

Same rule structure as Montana:

StateState minimum wagevs Montana
California$16.90/hr+55.8%
Alaska$14.00/hr+29.0%
Nevada$12.00/hr+10.6%
Minnesota$11.41/hr+5.2%
Montana$10.85/hr—

Montana questions, answered with Montana numbers

What is the minimum wage in Montana?▾
$10.85/hour · rank #29/50 · $3.60 above the federal floor.
What does that pay full time in Montana?▾
$22,568/year · $1,881/month · $434/week at 40 h.
Can it cover Montana rent?▾
Median 2BR rent is $1,558 · that is 83% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).
What about tipped work in Montana?▾
Montana allows no tip credit · full $10.85 cash wage required before tips.
Part-time at 20 hours?▾
$11,284/year · $940/month · rent would take 166% of it.

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Montana figures only — verify with the relevant Montana agency before acting. How this is calculated.