Florida Minimum Wage 2026
The minimum wage in Florida is $14.00 per hour in 2026, effective September 30, 2025. Tipped employees can be paid a cash wage of $10.98 per hour, as long as tips bring them to the full minimum.
What is the minimum wage in Florida in 2026?
The Florida minimum wage is $14.00 per hour for most of 2026, and it rises to $15.00 per hour on September 30, 2026. Florida is unusual in adjusting its rate at the end of September rather than in January, following the schedule voters approved in Amendment 2 (2020).
September 30, 2026 marks the final step of Amendment 2's dollar-a-year climb from $10.00 in 2021 to $15.00. After that, Florida returns to annual inflation adjustments each September.
Tipped minimum wage in Florida
The tipped minimum wage in Florida is $10.98 per hour until September 29, 2026, rising to $11.98 on September 30, 2026. Florida's tip credit is fixed at $3.02, so the tipped cash wage always tracks $3.02 below the full rate.
Tips plus the cash wage must reach the full minimum ($14.00, then $15.00). With the rate changing mid-year, make sure payroll systems switch both the full and tipped rates on September 30, not January 1.
Florida minimum wage history: 2020 to 2026
| Year | Minimum wage | Tipped wage |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.56 | $5.54 |
| 2021 | $10.00 | $6.98 |
| 2022 | $11.00 | $7.98 |
| 2023 | $12.00 | $8.98 |
| 2024 | $13.00 | $9.98 |
| 2025 | $14.00 | $10.98 |
| 2026 | $15.00 | $11.98 |
Florida's rate changes on September 30 each year, so the figures show the rate in effect at each year's end.
Upcoming minimum wage increases in Florida
The last fixed step is September 30, 2026, when the rate reaches $15.00 per hour and the tipped rate reaches $11.98.
From September 2027 onward, Florida's minimum wage adjusts annually for inflation each September 30, so employers should expect a small increase every fall going forward.
Minimum wage by city in Florida
Florida preempts local minimum wages for private employers, so Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and every other city follow the statewide rate.
Local governments can set higher wages only for their own employees and contractors (Miami Beach's attempt to set a citywide minimum was struck down under state preemption). For private-sector hiring anywhere in Florida, the state rate is the rate.
State rate applies; $15.00 from September 30, 2026
State rate applies; $15.00 from September 30, 2026
State rate applies; $15.00 from September 30, 2026
State rate applies; $15.00 from September 30, 2026
What Florida employers need to know
September 30 rate change
Update payroll for the new rate effective September 30 each year. Mid-year changes are easy to miss; set a recurring reminder for the last week of September.
Tipped employees
The tip credit is fixed at $3.02. Verify tips bring each tipped employee to the full minimum for every pay period, and update the cash wage on September 30.
Penalties
Florida's constitution lets employees recover unpaid wages plus damages, and the state can fine employers $1,000 per violation for willful noncompliance.
Posting
Display the current Florida minimum wage poster; a new version is published each year with the September rate change.
How other states compare
See how Florida's $14.00 rate stacks up against other state minimum wages in 2026, or browse the full minimum wage index for all 50 states.
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Sources: the US Department of Labor's state minimum wage table and official announcements from the Florida labor department. Minimum wage laws change frequently; confirm current rates with those sources or legal counsel before setting pay.
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