Georgia Minimum Wage

The Georgia 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.

Georgia minimum wage, 2026 and 2027

Rate	2026 (now)	2027
Standard minimum wage	$7.25	$7.25
Georgia state minimum wage law rate Applies only to employment the federal law does not cover.	$5.15	$5.15
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: Georgia's own rate is below the federal floor, so the federal rate applies.

Georgia's state law sets $5.15 an hour, but the Georgia Department of Labor says the federal rate applies with limited exceptions. The federal rate has been $7.25 since July 24, 2009.

Tipped workers

The U.S. Department of Labor notes that Georgia's state minimum wage law does not apply to tipped employees, so the federal rules decide: a cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour, with tips bringing the total up to $7.25.

Minors, trainees and other rates

Georgia's state law has no youth rate of its own. Employers covered by the federal law may pay workers under 20 $4.25 an hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment.

Georgia's state law applies to employers of 6 or more employees and excludes any employment that is subject to the federal law when the federal rate is greater.

Local minimum wages in Georgia

This page lists no city or county minimum wages for Georgia; the rates here are the ones the Georgia Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor publish.

How the Georgia minimum wage is set

The Georgia Department of Labor's page lists no schedule or inflation adjustment. The Georgia Department of Labor states that the state's minimum wage is $5.15 an hour, "however, with some limited exceptions, the federal minimum wage rate applies"; the state rule is in O.C.G.A. 34-4-3. The $7.25 federal rate changes only if Congress changes it.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Georgia in 2026?

$7.25 an hour, in effect since July 24, 2009. Georgia's state law sets $5.15 an hour, but the Georgia Department of Labor says the federal rate applies with limited exceptions. The federal rate has been $7.25 since July 24, 2009.

What will the Georgia minimum wage be in 2027?

The statewide rate stays at $7.25: Georgia's own rate is below the federal floor, so the federal rate applies.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Georgia?

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

Georgia's state law has no youth rate of its own. Employers covered by the federal law may pay workers under 20 $4.25 an hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. Georgia's state law applies to employers of 6 or more employees and excludes any employment that is subject to the federal law when the federal rate is greater.

How is the Georgia minimum wage adjusted each year?

Do cities in Georgia have a higher minimum wage?

This page lists no city or county minimum wages for Georgia; the rates here are the ones the Georgia Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor publish.

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.

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.