Minnesota Payroll

Did you know that large employers covered by Minnesota's minimum wage law must pay employees at least $6.15 an hour and small employers must pay employees at least $5.25 an hour?

Minnesota Income Tax Withholding

Minnesota requires employers to withhold income tax from the wages of residents and nonresidents.

Every employer doing business in Minnesota must withhold state taxes from taxable wages paid to covered employees.

Minnesota has reciprocal agreements with Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Minnesota residents working in those states are exempt from income tax liability and tax filing requirements in those states.

Minnesota Benefits

Minnesota Voting Rights:

Employer Right To Schedule Voting Hours	Pay Deduction For Voting Time Leave
Yes	Prohibited

Minnesota requires employers to allow employees sufficient time off to vote. The law does not specify the amount of leave time employees must be granted.

Minnesota Compensation

Large employers covered by Minnesota's minimum wage law must pay employees at least $6.15 an hour and small employers must pay employees at least $5.25 an hour. Large employers are those whose annual gross volume of sales or business is at least $625,000.

All employees are covered except for:

• those working in executive, administrative, or professional capacities meeting certain criteria;
• salespersons with at least 80 percent of their sales made off their employers' premises;
• certain agricultural workers;
• cab drivers;
• those with qualifications and hours under the control of the U.S. Department of Transportation;
• seafarers; and
• members of religious orders.

Minnesota Payroll

Employers must pay wages at least once every 31 days on a regular payday designated in advance. Unless paid earlier, the wages earned during the first half of the first 31-day period become due on the first regular payday following the first day of work.

Minnesota Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s)	New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Period Effective
24,000	1.73 - 8	None	Calendar Year 2007

Helpful Links for Minnesota Payroll

Minnesota Department of Revenue
600 N. Robert Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
(651) 282-9999

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
443 Lafayette Road N.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
800-342-5354

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Unemployment Insurance Program
P.O. Box 75576
St. Paul, Minnesota 55175
(651) 296-6141

Minnesota Laws

Minnesota State Regulations

Tax Forms and Publications