The Alabama minimum wage for 2026 and 2027, the tipped and youth rates, and how the rate is set each year. Every figure links to its official source below.
| Rate | 2026 (now) | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Standard minimum wage | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Tipped employees (federal cash wage) Plus tips, which must bring the total up to the federal minimum wage. | $2.13 | $2.13 |
| Workers under 20, first 90 days (federal) | $4.25 | $4.25 |
Current rate in effect since July 24, 2009; next statewide change: the rate stays at $7.25: Alabama has no state minimum wage law, so the federal rate applies.
The $7.25 shown is the federal minimum wage, in effect since July 24, 2009. The U.S. Department of Labor lists Alabama as having no state minimum wage law.
With no state wage law, the federal tipped-employee rules apply: a cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour, with tips bringing the total up to $7.25. The U.S. Department of Labor's tipped-wage table lists Alabama at exactly the federal figures.
Alabama has no state youth rate. Employers covered by the federal law may pay workers under 20 $4.25 an hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment.
Alabama does have state child labor laws, and the Department of Labor has a Child Labor Division.
This page lists no city or county minimum wages for Alabama; the rate that applies is the federal one.
Alabama sets no rate to index. The Alabama Department of Labor states that Alabama does not have any state laws governing wage and hour issues and that employers must follow the federal guidelines, so the $7.25 rate changes only if Congress changes the federal minimum wage.
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