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North Dakota Overtime Calculator
North Dakota requires overtime after 40 hours and uses the federal $7.25 minimum wage. Because its income tax begins with federal taxable income, the federal overtime deduction also reduces North Dakota tax.
North Dakota workweek
Bonus, shift pay & state options
$1,387.65
50 h worked · 10 h at 1.5×
| Straight-time pay (all hours + bonus) | $1,261.50 |
|---|---|
| Overtime premium at 1.5× | $126.15 |
| Double-time premium at 2× | $0.00 |
| Total for the week | $1,387.65 |
Your no-tax-on-overtime deduction
North Dakota (2026): allows the same deduction — $6,559.80 off state taxable income.
How the deduction reaches the state return
The Office of State Tax Commissioner describes North Dakota’s income tax as aligned with federal law, using federal taxable income as the starting point with state-specific adjustments. The overtime deduction is subtracted before federal taxable income, so it is already inside the number North Dakota starts from.
Overtime disputes in North Dakota
Wage claims go to the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights, which asks for specific information before it will open a claim; its toll-free line is 1-800-582-8032.
The Department enforces North Dakota’s laws on wages, minimum wage, overtime, breaks and youth employment, and it has statutory authority to collect unpaid wages. It names failure to pay overtime as one of the most common disputes it sees, alongside unauthorized payroll deductions and late final paychecks. Its “ND Minimum Wage & Work Conditions Summary Poster” summarizes the state rules.
Being paid as a contractor does not settle whether overtime is owed. Businesses can ask the Department for an independent contractor verification, which matters because only employees are owed FLSA overtime — and only FLSA-covered employees can claim the federal deduction.
Example week
At North Dakota’s $25.23 median wage, here is a five-day, 50-hour week.
| Day | Hours | Regular | 1.5× | 2× |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Minimum wage path
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | Now | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | — |