Maine Payroll Information

Maine 2025 Minimum Wage:

• $14.65 per hour
  
  

Maine Overtime Rules:

• 1.5 x’s the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek
  
  

Maine Paystub Requirements:

• The date of the pay period
• The hours
• Total earnings 
• Itemized deductions
• If the record is provided in an electronic format the employer shall provide a method by which the employee may have ready access to the information and print it without cost to the employee.
  
  

How often do you have to pay employees in Maine?

• Employees must be paid at regular intervals no more than sixteen days apart. Payment must be within eight days of the pay period end date.  If the pay date falls on a non-work day the payment must be made no later than the following business day.
  
  

When is an employee’s final check due in Maine?

• Voluntary resignation – wages are due on the next scheduled payday or within two weeks of the employee’s demand, whichever is sooner.
• Involuntary termination – wages are due on the next scheduled payday or within two weeks of the employee’s demand, whichever is sooner.