N.D. Cent. Code § 34-06-22: State minimum wage rate

1.Except as otherwise provided under this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner, every employer shall pay to each of the employer's employees:

a.Effective July 24, 2007, a wage of at least five dollars and eighty-five cents per hour;

b.Effective July 24, 2008, a wage of at least six dollars and fifty-five cents per hour; and

c.Effective July 24, 2009, a wage of at least seven dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.

2.This section does not limit the authority of the commissioner to adopt rules establishing a state minimum wage rate that differs from the rates established under subsection 1.