Idaho Minimum Wage — As of October 2026, the minimum wage in Idaho is $7.25 per hour, unchanged since 2009, with no increase scheduled — bills to raise it failed in the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions. Tipped workers may be paid $3.35 per hour in cash as long as tips bring total hourly pay to $7.25; the employer must make up any shortfall.
Idaho Overtime — Idaho has no state overtime law, so the federal Fair Labor Standards Act governs: non-exempt employees earn 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a week. Workers under 16 have hour restrictions, and 16-to-20-year-olds may be paid a $4.25 training wage for their first 90 days. Misclassification — treating employees as independent contractors or wrongly labeling them “exempt” — is a common way Idaho employers avoid overtime. Workers can file wage complaints with the state Department of Labor.
