Can I insist on a paper pay stub in Minnesota?

Yes. Give the employer 24 hours notice that you want your earnings statements in written form and it has to comply from then on, without you having to ask again. Until you do, electronic delivery is legal as long as you can review and print the statements at work.

Why does my Minnesota pay stub list my employer address and phone number?

Because the statute requires it. Minnesota puts the employer legal name, operating name if different, the physical address of the main office, a mailing address where that differs, and a telephone number on the statement, so an employee always has a way to reach whoever owes them money.

How often does Minnesota require me to be paid?

At least once every 31 days, on a payday the employer sets in advance, and you cannot be asked to accept a longer gap. Commissions run on a separate clock and are due at least once every three months.

Is $11.41 really the minimum wage where I work?

Only outside Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Both cities set higher floors: $16.37 an hour in Minneapolis, and in Saint Paul $16.37 for everyone except micro employers of five or fewer people, who pay $14.25 until July 1, 2027.

Can a Minnesota employer count my tips towards the minimum wage?

No. Minnesota allows no tip credit of any kind, so tipped workers get the full minimum wage per hour and keep their tips on top of it. That is the opposite of the federal rule and of most neighbouring states.

Pay stub requirements in Minnesota

Minnesota spells out ten items an earnings statement has to carry, and unusually the list is heavy on employer identity: legal name and operating name, the physical address of the main office plus a mailing address if it differs, and a telephone number all belong on the stub alongside your hours, rates, gross, deductions and net. Wages are due at least once every 31 days. The state rate is $11.41 in 2026 and is one of the lowest in the country, which matters little in Minneapolis or Saint Paul, where city ordinances put the floor at $16.37.

Pay stub required: Yes, an earnings statement each pay period
Electronic delivery: Yes, but paper on 24 hours notice
Minimum wage (2026): $11.41/hour for every employer
Pay frequency: At least once every 31 days

What Minnesota law requires

Ten items on every earnings statement
Employee name; the rate or rates of pay and whether pay is by hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece or commission; total hours worked unless the employee is exempt from chapter 177; gross pay; the list of deductions; net pay; the pay period end date; the employer legal name and its operating name where that differs; the physical address of the main office and a mailing address where that differs; and the employer telephone number.
Source
Electronic statements come with a computer and a printer
An employer who delivers statements electronically must give employees access to an employer-owned computer during regular working hours to review and print them, and keep them available for three years. An employee who gives 24 hours notice that they want paper is entitled to paper from then on, permanently.
Source
Wages at least once every 31 days, commissions every three months
Every employer pays all wages, salary, earnings and gratuities at least once every 31 days on a regular payday designated in advance, and commissions at least once every three months, regardless of whether the employee asks for longer intervals. Wages are earned on the day the work is done.
Source
A written wage notice before the first shift
Alongside the earnings statement, the employer gives each employee a written notice at the start of employment covering the rate or rates of pay and their basis, any allowances claimed for meals and lodging, and the other terms the wage theft law lists, and keeps a signed copy on file.
Source
One state rate, one training wage, and no tip credit
From January 1, 2026 the rate is $11.41 an hour for all employers, with a 90-day training wage of $9.31 for workers under 20. Both figures are adjusted for inflation each January and rise to $11.87 and $9.68 in 2027. No employer may take a tip credit against the minimum wage in Minnesota.
Source
Statements have to be kept for three years
Since August 1, 2024 employers must retain copies of employee earnings statements for three years from the day they were issued, on top of the older duty to keep names, addresses, occupations, daily hours and the wages paid each period under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act.
Source

Local rates above the Minnesota minimum

Minneapolis
$16.37 an hour through 2026, one rate for every employer in the city since the small-business schedule caught up. It rises each January 1 by inflation, capped at 5%, and reaches $17.02 in 2027.
Source
Saint Paul
Business size still matters here. Macro employers over 10,000 staff and large employers of 101 to 10,000 have been at $16.37 since January 1, 2026; small employers of 6 to 100 joined them on July 1, 2026; micro employers of five or fewer pay $14.25 until July 1, 2027.
Source

What this generator calculates for Minnesota

State withholding for Minnesota is calculated from the 2026 figures the state publishes, and our test suite holds those figures against the state's own published calculation rather than against arithmetic of ours. Minnesota lets an employer pass MN Paid Leave on to the employee. We do not calculate that, so the stub carries no line for it.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Wage and hour law changes. Check the linked source before relying on any figure here, and treat this page as a starting point rather than legal advice.

Pay stub requirements in Minnesota

What Minnesota law requires

Ten items on every earnings statement

Electronic statements come with a computer and a printer

Wages at least once every 31 days, commissions every three months

A written wage notice before the first shift

One state rate, one training wage, and no tip credit

Statements have to be kept for three years