Idaho anchors its minimum wage directly to the federal floor. Under Idaho Code section 44-1502, the state minimum wage automatically matches the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rate — currently $7.25 per hour, a figure set in 2009 that has remained the US federal baseline ever since. This calculator converts that rate (or any wage above it) into the numbers that matter for day-to-day budgeting: weekly gross pay, monthly gross pay and annual gross salary, with FLSA overtime built in automatically the moment you work more than 40 hours in a week.
How it works
Enter your hourly wage (pre-filled at the Idaho minimum of $7.25) and your average hours per week. The calculator divides your hours into two buckets and computes each separately:
- Regular time — the first 40 hours at your straight-time rate.
- Overtime — any hours beyond 40, rated at 1.5 times your regular rate under FLSA section 7(a)(1).
Weekly gross = (regular hours x wage) + (overtime hours x wage x 1.5).
Monthly gross is then weekly x 52 / 12 — the exact average across all calendar months. Annual gross is weekly x 52. Every calculation runs locally in your browser; nothing is uploaded or stored anywhere.
Worked example
Suppose you work 45 hours per week at Idaho’s minimum wage of $7.25 per hour:
| Metric | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Regular pay | 40h x $7.25 | $290.00 |
| Overtime pay | 5h x $10.875 (1.5x) | $54.38 |
| Weekly gross | $290.00 + $54.38 | $344.38 |
| Monthly gross | $344.38 x 52 / 12 | $1,492.31 |
| Annual gross | $344.38 x 52 | $17,907.76 |
At a straight 40 hours per week with no overtime, the $7.25 rate yields a weekly gross of $290.00, a monthly gross of $1,256.67, and an annual gross of $15,080.00 — before federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%) or any Idaho state income tax withholdings, which are separate calculations.
The federal comparison panel shows your actual annual earnings against what a worker on the bare $7.25 minimum would earn at the same hours, so you can instantly see how much a raise above minimum wage is worth per year.
Idaho minimum wage in context
Idaho’s approach of tracking the federal rate rather than legislating its own higher floor means Idahoans have not seen a mandated pay increase since 2009 — over 15 years. By contrast, neighboring Washington state has a minimum wage above $16/hr, and Oregon is above $14/hr. Idaho lawmakers have periodically debated increasing the state minimum, but as of 2025 no legislation has passed to decouple Idaho’s rate from the federal baseline.
The tipped wage is a notable exception: Idaho Code section 44-1502(3) allows employers in tipped occupations (servers, bartenders, valets) to pay a direct cash wage of just $3.35 per hour, so long as tips bridge the gap to $7.25. If tips do not reach $7.25 in any given workweek, the employer is legally obligated to make up the shortfall — this obligation is often overlooked, making it important for tipped workers to track their hourly totals carefully.
Idaho also does not allow municipalities to set local minimum wages above the state level. Cities such as Boise, Nampa and Idaho Falls are therefore all bound by the $7.25 floor, unlike in states where cities can legislate higher rates independently.
Use the calculator to model any scenario — for example, what $12/hr, $15/hr or $17/hr would mean annually — so you can compare job offers, negotiate a raise, or plan a household budget with real numbers rather than guesswork.