Arizona Minimum Wage

The Arizona minimum wage for 2026 and 2027, the tipped and youth rates, local city and county minimums, and how the rate is set each year. Every figure links to its official source below.

Arizona minimum wage, 2026 and 2027

Rate	2026 (now)	2027
Standard minimum wage	$15.15	$15.65
Tipped employees (lowest cash wage) The minimum wage less the $3.00 maximum tip credit; tips must bring the total up to the full rate.	$12.15	$12.65

Current rate in effect since January 1, 2026; next statewide change: the rate rises to $15.65 on January 1, 2027.

Tipped workers

Employers may pay a tipped employee up to $3.00 an hour less than the minimum wage, but only if their records show that wages plus tips reached the full minimum wage for every hour worked each week.

Minors, trainees and other rates

Arizona's minimum wage law makes no distinction between adults and minors: workers under 18 get the same rate.

Local minimum wages in Arizona

Two Arizona cities set a minimum wage above the state rate. Where a local rate is higher, employers inside city limits must pay it.

City or county	Current rate	Next rate	Notes
Flagstaff	$18.35since January 1, 2026	$18.95January 1, 2027	No tip credit: tipped workers get the full rate. Adjusted each January 1 by CPI.
Tucson	$15.45since January 1, 2026	Not yet announcedJanuary 1, 2027	Tip credit of up to $3.00. Adjusted each year by CPI.

How the Arizona minimum wage is set

Arizona's rate rises each January 1 by the increase in the cost of living, measured by the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) from August to August and rounded to the nearest five cents (A.R.S. § 23-363).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Arizona in 2026?

$15.15 an hour, in effect since January 1, 2026.

What will the Arizona minimum wage be in 2027?

The statewide rate rises to $15.65 on January 1, 2027.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Arizona?

Employers may pay a tipped employee up to $3.00 an hour less than the minimum wage, but only if their records show that wages plus tips reached the full minimum wage for every hour worked each week.

Can minors be paid less than the minimum wage in Arizona?

Arizona's minimum wage law makes no distinction between adults and minors: workers under 18 get the same rate.

How is the Arizona minimum wage adjusted each year?

Do cities in Arizona have a higher minimum wage?

Two Arizona cities set a minimum wage above the state rate. Where a local rate is higher, employers inside city limits must pay it.

Minimum wage in other states

Every state side by side: minimum wage by state 2026 and minimum wage by state 2027.

California Minimum Wage

$16.90 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Florida Minimum Wage

$15.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Ohio Minimum Wage

$11.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Michigan Minimum Wage

$13.73 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Colorado Minimum Wage

$15.16 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Washington Minimum Wage

$17.13 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Illinois Minimum Wage

$15.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.