Update Applicable to:
All employers in Montana.
What happened?
Minimum wage in the state of Montana will be increasing by 5.25% on January 1, 2022.
What are the details?
Effective January 1, 2022, minimum wage will be increasing from $8.75/hour to $9.20/hour per Montana’s statute, §39-3-409, which requires the minimum wage be adjusted annually based on changes in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price index all Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
For more information, please see the links below:
Montana §39-3-409
2022 Minimum Wage Calculation
Consumer Price Index
2022 Montana Wage and Hour Poster
Article 1
What do employers need to do?
Employers should review the links above, prepare to update their payroll processing system, and post the new Wage and Hour poster in a conspicuous area.
