Jury duty pay in North Dakota

$100a day to start

$100 for each day of required attendance in district court, or $50 for the first day if attendance is four hours or less¹

First day is $50 if four hours or less.

Your rights as a juror

Mileage: Mileage at the state employee rate in section 54-06-09¹
Job protection: Employers may not fire, lay off, penalize, threaten or coerce an employee for jury service. Class B misdemeanor. A fired employee may sue within 90 days¹
Postponing or being excused: The court may excuse a person for undue hardship, extreme inconvenience or public necessity for a set period, then the person returns for service¹

Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

N.D.C.C. Chapter 27-09.1 Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act, North Dakota Legislative Branch, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.