Florida Minimum Wage in 2026: $15 an hour

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The 12 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.

1. FloridaCommerce floridajobs.org/florida-minimum-wage“Effective September 30, 2026, the Florida minimum wage will be $15.00 per hour.” “The $15.00 per hour will be effective from September 30, 2026, to December 31, 2027.”
2. Florida Commerce floridajobs.org/docs/business-growth-and-partnerships/for-employers/posters-and-required-notices/2026-minimum-wage/2026-minimum-wage-poster---english16e611e896c44cfaa710ab7c79bd743e.pdf?sfvrsn=2b225d2c_1“Effective September 30, 2026, the Florida minimum wage will be $15.00 per hour, with a minimum wage of at least $11.98 per hour for tipped employees, in addition to tips, through December 31, 2027.”
3. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Overtime Pay - US Department of Labor“Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.”
4. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2024“Florida ... ... ... ... ... ... $12.00 … Florida ... ... ... ... ... ... ... … Florida ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.40 … Florida 6.67 6.79 7.21 7.25 7.25 7.67 7.79 … Florida 7.93 8.05 8.05 8.10 8.25 8.56 … Florida 8.56 10.00 10.00 12.00 12.00” “Federal (FLSA) $1.15 & $1.60 $1.30 & $1.60 $1.60 $2.20 & $2.30 $2.90 $3.10 $3.35 … Federal (FLSA) $3.35 $3.80 $4.25 $4.25 $4.25 $4.75 $5.15 … Federal (FLSA) $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 5.15 … Federal (FLSA) 5.15 5.85 6.55 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … Federal (FLSA) 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … Federal (FLSA) 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25”
5. Internal Revenue Service IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide“For 2026, the social security tax rate is 6.2% (amount withheld) each for the employer and employee (12.4% total).”
6. Social Security Administration ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html“Tax rates under the HI program are 1.45 percent for employees and employers, each, and 2.90 percent for self-employed persons.”
7. Internal Revenue Service Topic no. 759, Form 940 – FUTA tax (IRS)“If you're entitled to the maximum 5.4% credit, the FUTA tax rate after credit is 0.6%.” “FUTA tax rate: The FUTA tax rate is 6.0%. The tax applies to the first $7,000 you paid to each employee as wages during the year.”
8. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/content/sigpros/2020-2029/January2026.pdf“New employer rate shown is the base rate. … FL … 2.70%” “FL … $7,000”
9. Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/cost/Pages/premium-index-rates.aspx“Premium index rate: $0.75-$1.00 … State Index rate Percent of study median … 30 28 Florida 1.00 92%”
10. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (MEPS-IC) meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/state/series_2/2025/ic25_iia_f.pdf“Table II.C.1 Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee … Division and State Total … Florida 8,919 9,405 9,696 9,086 7,367 9,319 9,742 8,795” “Table II.C.2 Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage … Division and State Total … Florida 1,913 -- 2,303 3,356 1,797 1,754 2,500 1,825”
11. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state“Florida … Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.00”
12. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped“Definition of Tipped Employee by Minimum Tips received (monthly unless otherwise specified) … State requires employers to pay tipped employees a minimum cash wage above the minimum cash wage required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ($2.13/hour) … Florida4 $14.00 $3.02 $10.98 More than $30”