Florida Minimum Wage

The Florida 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.

Florida minimum wage, 2026 and 2027

Rate	2026 (now)	2027
Standard minimum wage	$15.00	$15.00
Tipped employees (cash wage) Plus tips, which must bring the total up to the full minimum wage.	$11.98	$11.98

Current rate in effect since September 30, 2026; next statewide change: the rate stays at $15.00 through December 31, 2027.

Florida's constitutional schedule stepped from $14.00 to $15.00 on September 30, 2026; $14.00 applied from January 1 to September 29, 2026.

Tipped workers

Employers may pay tipped employees a cash wage of at least $11.98 an hour from September 30, 2026 through December 31, 2027, in addition to tips. Before that step it was $10.98 (from September 30, 2025).

Minors, trainees and other rates

FloridaCommerce's minimum wage notice sets no separate youth or training rate: the same Florida rate applies.

Local minimum wages in Florida

Florida does not allow local minimum wages for private employers: state law says a city or county may not establish or require an employer to pay a minimum wage other than the state or federal minimum wage. The Florida rate applies statewide.

How the Florida minimum wage is set

Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020 to raise the minimum wage gradually each year until it reached $15.00 on September 30, 2026 (it was $14.00 from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026). From then on the rate is adjusted for inflation once a year: the first adjustment is calculated on September 30, 2027 using the CPI-W and takes effect on January 1, 2028. That 2028 rate has not been announced.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Florida in 2026?

$15.00 an hour, in effect since September 30, 2026. Florida's constitutional schedule stepped from $14.00 to $15.00 on September 30, 2026; $14.00 applied from January 1 to September 29, 2026.

What will the Florida minimum wage be in 2027?

The statewide rate stays at $15.00 through December 31, 2027.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Florida?

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

FloridaCommerce's minimum wage notice sets no separate youth or training rate: the same Florida rate applies.

How is the Florida minimum wage adjusted each year?

Do cities in Florida have a higher minimum wage?

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.

Ohio Minimum Wage

$11.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Michigan Minimum Wage

$13.73 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Arizona Minimum Wage

$15.15 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.