The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for all employees subject to the provisions of the Idaho minimum wage law, unless specifically exempt. tipped employees: 3.35 USD per hour. new employees under 20 years of age: 4.25 USD per hour. executive, administrative or professional employees: excluded from the minimum wage. domestic service: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salesman: excluded from the minimum wage. seasonal employees of a nonprofit camping program: excluded from the minimum wage. children under 16 working part-time or at odd jobs: excluded from the minimum wage. agricultural employees who are immediate family of the employer: excluded from the minimum wage. piece-rate harvest laborers older than 16: excluded from the minimum wage. piece-rate harvest laborers 16 or under: excluded from the minimum wage. range production of livestock: excluded from the minimum wage.
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The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for Covered, nonexempt workers. tipped employees: 2.13 USD per hour. employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage): 4.25 USD per hour. Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations: excluded from the minimum wage. Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery: excluded from the minimum wage. Farmworkers of small farm employers: excluded from the minimum wage. Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Amount
7.25
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
Covered, nonexempt workers
Exceptions
Amount
2.13
Category
tipped employees
Condition
individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages.
Amount
4.25
Category
employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage)
Condition
permitted for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer
Category
Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Executive, administrative, and professional employees (including teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools), outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations (as defined in DOL regulations)
State: Idahoanswers
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for all employees subject to the provisions of the Idaho minimum wage law, unless specifically exempt. tipped employees: 3.35 USD per hour. new employees under 20 years of age: 4.25 USD per hour. executive, administrative or professional employees: excluded from the minimum wage. domestic service: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salesman: excluded from the minimum wage. seasonal employees of a nonprofit camping program: excluded from the minimum wage. children under 16 working part-time or at odd jobs: excluded from the minimum wage. agricultural employees who are immediate family of the employer: excluded from the minimum wage. piece-rate harvest laborers older than 16: excluded from the minimum wage. piece-rate harvest laborers 16 or under: excluded from the minimum wage. range production of livestock: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 2 · effective from · a source has never been verified against the live page
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Amount
7.25
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
all employees subject to the provisions of the Idaho minimum wage law, unless specifically exempt
Exceptions
Amount
3.35
Category
tipped employees
Condition
any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips; tips combined with the employer's cash wage must equal the minimum hourly wage
Amount
4.25
Category
new employees under 20 years of age
Condition
New employees under 20 years of age may be paid $4.25 per hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer.
Category
executive, administrative or professional employees
Excluded
yes
Condition
any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity
Upcoming changes
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Change history
Federal: United States
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new
minimum_wage in us: version 2, effective 2026-10-23, published (new)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. Newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old: 4.25 USD per hour.
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correction
minimum_wage in us: version 3, effective 2009-07-24, published (correction); replaces version 2. Replaces version 2 (published effective 2026-10-23, the fetch date; its source stated no date)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for Covered, nonexempt workers. tipped employees: 2.13 USD per hour. employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage): 4.25 USD per hour. Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations: excluded from the minimum wage. Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery: excluded from the minimum wage. Farmworkers of small farm employers: excluded from the minimum wage. Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm: excluded from the minimum wage.
State: Idaho
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
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new
minimum_wage in us-id: version 2, effective 2009-07-24, published (new)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for all employees subject to the provisions of the Idaho minimum wage law, unless specifically exempt. tipped employees: 3.35 USD per hour. new employees under 20 years of age: 4.25 USD per hour. executive, administrative or professional employees: excluded from the minimum wage. domestic service: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salesman: excluded from the minimum wage. seasonal employees of a nonprofit camping program: excluded from the minimum wage. children under 16 working part-time or at odd jobs: excluded from the minimum wage. agricultural employees who are immediate family of the employer: excluded from the minimum wage. piece-rate harvest laborers older than 16: excluded from the minimum wage. piece-rate harvest laborers 16 or under: excluded from the minimum wage. range production of livestock: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Category
Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees of certain small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery
Category
Farmworkers of small farm employers
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Farmworkers employed by anyone who used no more than 500 “man-days” of farm labor in any calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year
Category
Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Casual babysitters and persons employed as companions to the elderly or infirm.
Covered, nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. … Tipped employees are individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages. … A minimum wage of not less than $4.25 an hour is permitted for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer. … Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay … Executive, administrative, and professional employees (including teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools), outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations (as defined in DOL regulations); … Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees of certain small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery; … Farmworkers employed by anyone who used no more than 500 “man-days” of farm labor in any calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year; … Casual babysitters and persons employed as companions to the elderly or infirm.
(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day; … (1) In lieu of the rate prescribed by subsection (a)(1), any employer may pay any employee of such employer, during the first 90 consecutive calendar days after such employee is initially employed by such employer, a wage which is not less than $4.25 an hour. … (5) This subsection shall only apply to an employee who has not attained the age of 20 years
children under 16 working part-time or at odd jobs
Excluded
yes
Condition
any child under the age of 16 years working part-time or at odd jobs not exceeding four hours per day with any one employer
Category
agricultural employees who are immediate family of the employer
Excluded
yes
Condition
any individual employed in agriculture if such employee is the parent, spouse, child or other member of his employer's immediate family
Category
piece-rate harvest laborers older than 16
Excluded
yes
Condition
employed in agriculture, older than 16 years of age, employed as a harvest laborer paid on a piece-rate basis in an operation customarily paid on a piece-rate basis in the region, commutes daily from his permanent residence to the farm, and has been employed in agriculture less than 13 weeks during the preceding calendar year
Category
piece-rate harvest laborers 16 or under
Excluded
yes
Condition
employed in agriculture, 16 years of age or under, employed as a harvest laborer paid on a piece-rate basis in an operation customarily paid on a piece-rate basis in the region, employed on the same farm as his parent or person standing in place of his parent, and paid at the same piece-rate basis as employees over the age of 16 years on the same farm
Category
range production of livestock
Excluded
yes
Condition
any individual employed in agriculture if such employee is principally engaged in the range production of livestock
Unless specifically exempt, all employees subject to the provisions of the Idaho minimum wage law must be paid at least $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. … A “TIPPED EMPLOYEE” means any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. … The minimum tipped wage in Idaho is $3.35 per hour effective July 24, 2007. … New employees under 20 years of age may be paid $4.25 per hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer. … Idaho’s Minimum Wage Law does not apply to any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity; to anyone engaged in domestic service; to any individual employed as an outside salesman; to seasonal employees of a nonprofit camping program; or to any child under the age of 16 years working part-time or at odd jobs not exceeding four hours per day with any one employer; or any individual employed in agriculture if: such employee is the parent, spouse, child or other member of his employer’s immediate family; or such employee is older than 16 years of age and is employed as a harvest laborer and is paid on a piece-rate basis in an operation which has been, and is customarily and generally recognized as having been paid on a piece-rate basis in the region of employment, and commutes daily from his permanent residence to the farm on which he is so employed, and has been employed in agriculture less than 13 weeks during the preceding calendar year; or such employee is 16 years of age or under and is employed as a harvest laborer, is paid on a piece-rate basis in an operation which has been, and is customarily and generally recognized as having been paid on a piece-rate basis in the region of employment, and is employed on the same farm as his parent or person standing in place of his parent, and is paid at the same piece-rate basis as employees over the age of 16 years are paid on the same farm; or such employee is principally engaged in the range production of livestock.
The current Idaho state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The minimum wage for a tipped employee is $3.35 per hour. The minimum wage for new hires under the age of 20 years old is $4.25 per hour but only for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment.