Minimum Wage in Florida: $15.00 an Hour From September 30, 2026

What is minimum wage in Florida right now?

Florida's minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, effective September 30, 2026. It is the last of the yearly $1.00 steps that Florida voters approved in a constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020, which started at $10.00 on September 30, 2021^[fl5][fl1]. Employers must pay the state rate for all hours worked in Florida, and the state uses the federal Fair Labor Standards Act definitions of employer, employee and wage^[fl1].

Each row comes from the state's own minimum wage notice for that year^{[fl5][fl2][fl3][fl4][fl6][fl1]}. The U.S. Department of Labor's state table, updated November 5, 2026, also lists Florida at $15.00^[dol1].

Florida minimum wage for tipped employees

Tipped employees in Florida must get a direct wage of at least $11.98 an hour, plus their tips. Florida lets employers count tips only up to the federal tip credit that applied in 2003, which is $3.02, so the direct wage is $15.00 minus $3.02^[fl1]. The Labor Department's tipped-wage table lists the same $3.02 credit and treats a worker as tipped once they regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips^[dol2].

The tip credit is the only reduction the state notice describes. It lists no separate youth, training or small-business rate: the $15.00 figure applies to every hour worked in the state by covered employees^[fl1]. Overtime follows the federal rule of time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek^[flsa], which is $22.50 an hour at the new rate.

When will Florida minimum wage go up again?

Not before January 1, 2028. The $15.00 rate stays in place from September 30, 2026 through December 31, 2027. Starting in September 2027 the state calculates an inflation adjustment, and it takes effect the following January 1^[fl1]. The Department of Labor's summary says the same thing: annual updates by formula begin January 1, 2028^[dol1].

That means two things for a payroll calendar. The usual September 30 raise ends after 2026, and the effective date moves to January 1. The 2028 amount depends on inflation and has not been published. Until then, a full-time job at $15.00 pays $31,200 a year before tax, or $600 for a 40-hour week.

Unpaid minimum wage and the required notice

Florida workers who were paid less than the state rate can go to court after notifying the employer and giving it 15 days to resolve the claim. A court can award back wages plus damages and attorney's fees. An employer found to have violated the law intentionally faces a fine of $1,000 per violation, paid to the state. The Attorney General can also sue to enforce the wage^[fl2].

The Florida Constitution also protects three activities from retaliation:

• filing a complaint about unpaid minimum wage;
• telling anyone about an employer's alleged noncompliance;
• helping another worker assert their rights.

Employers must post the state notice where employees can see it; FloridaCommerce publishes it in English, Spanish and Creole. Employers must also post the federal notice^[fl1].

Florida minimum wage after taxes

A full-time job at $15.00 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax (2,080 hours). After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, a single worker keeps about $27,249, or $1,048.05 every two weeks. Change hours, overtime or W-4 details in the calculator below; for other pay levels use the Florida paycheck calculator.

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Overtime at the minimum wage is $22.50 an hour (time and a half): see the time and a half calculator. Add up shifts with the time card calculator, and compare states with the state tax calculator.