The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for any employee. tipped employees: 45% of the general rate. employees engaged in household labor, domestic labor: excluded from the minimum wage. farm labor: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salesmen: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of summer camps for minors: excluded from the minimum wage. newsboys: excluded from the minimum wage. non-professional ski patrolmen: excluded from the minimum wage. golf caddies: excluded from the minimum wage. person with less than 6 months' experience in an occupation: 75% of the general rate. person 16 years of age or under: 75% of the general rate. employee of a ski area performing welcoming and guest relation services: excluded from the minimum wage.
Effective from ; verified on . The state rule (New Hampshire) is the highest of the 2 levels compared; every level is listed below.
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.
Version 3 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
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: New Hampshireanswers
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for any employee. tipped employees: 45% of the general rate. employees engaged in household labor, domestic labor: excluded from the minimum wage. farm labor: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salesmen: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of summer camps for minors: excluded from the minimum wage. newsboys: excluded from the minimum wage. non-professional ski patrolmen: excluded from the minimum wage. golf caddies: excluded from the minimum wage. person with less than 6 months' experience in an occupation: 75% of the general rate. person 16 years of age or under: 75% of the general rate. employee of a ski area performing welcoming and guest relation services: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 1 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Amount
7.25
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
any employee
Exceptions
Category
tipped employees
Condition
Tipped employees of a restaurant, hotel, motel, inn or cabin, or ballroom who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips directly from the customers will receive a base rate from the employer of not less than 45 percent of the applicable minimum wage; employer pays the difference if wages received do not equal the minimum wage for all hours worked
Percent of general
45
Category
employees engaged in household labor, domestic labor
Excluded
yes
Condition
These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged in household labor, domestic labor
Category
farm labor
Excluded
yes
Condition
These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged in ... farm labor
Category
outside salesmen
Excluded
Upcoming changes
No published changes are waiting to take effect.
Change history
Federal: United States
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
2superseded
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.
3in effect
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: New Hampshire
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
1in effect
new
minimum_wage in us-nh: version 1, effective 2026-10-29, published (new)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for any employee. tipped employees: 45% of the general rate. employees engaged in household labor, domestic labor: excluded from the minimum wage. farm labor: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salesmen: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of summer camps for minors: excluded from the minimum wage. newsboys: excluded from the minimum wage. non-professional ski patrolmen: excluded from the minimum wage. golf caddies: excluded from the minimum wage. person with less than 6 months' experience in an occupation: 75% of the general rate. person 16 years of age or under: 75% of the general rate. employee of a ski area performing welcoming and guest relation services: 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
These limitations shall not apply ... to outside salesmen
Category
employees of summer camps for minors
Excluded
yes
Condition
These limitations shall not apply ... to employees of summer camps for minors
Category
newsboys
Excluded
yes
Condition
These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged as newsboys
Category
non-professional ski patrolmen
Excluded
yes
Condition
These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged as ... non-professional ski patrolmen
Category
golf caddies
Excluded
yes
Condition
These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged as ... golf caddies
Category
person with less than 6 months' experience in an occupation
Condition
shall not be paid less than 75 percent of applicable statutory minimum wage in an occupation, after application is filed by the employer with the labor commissioner within 10 days after hire
Percent of general
75
Category
person 16 years of age or under
Condition
shall not be paid less than 75 percent of applicable statutory minimum wage rate and evidence of such person is kept on file by the employer
Percent of general
75
Category
employee of a ski area performing welcoming and guest relation services
Excluded
yes
Condition
an employee of a ski area who exclusively performs welcoming and guest relation services at a ski area which are not essential to the functional operations of a ski area
Unless otherwise provided by statute, no person, firm, or corporation shall employ any employee at an hourly rate lower than that set forth in the federal minimum wage law, as amended. … Tipped employees of a restaurant, hotel, motel, inn or cabin, or ballroom who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips directly from the customers will receive a base rate from the employer of not less than 45 percent of the applicable minimum wage. If an employee shows to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the actual amount of wages received at the end of each pay period did not equal the minimum wage for all hours worked, the employer shall pay the employee the difference to guarantee the applicable minimum wage. … I. These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged in household labor, domestic labor, farm labor, nor to outside salesmen, nor to employees of summer camps for minors. … II. These limitations shall not apply to employees engaged as newsboys, non-professional ski patrolmen or golf caddies. … IV. These limitations shall not apply to a person with less than 6 months' experience in an occupation; provided, however, such person shall not be paid less than 75 percent of applicable statutory minimum wage in an occupation, after application is filed by the employer with the labor commissioner within 10 days after hire. … V. These limitations shall not apply to a person 16 years of age or under; provided, however, such person shall not be paid less than 75 percent of applicable statutory minimum wage rate and evidence of such person is kept on file by the employer. … V-a. These limitations shall not apply to an employee of a ski area who exclusively performs welcoming and guest relation services at a ski area which are not essential to the functional operations of a ski area.