Florida Minimum Wage Reaches $15: What Workers Need to Know
The increase follows Amendment 2 and leaves tipped workers at $11.98 an hour as advocates say Florida still trails living-wage estimates.
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Florida's minimum wage reached $15 an hour, marking the final scheduled annual increase approved by voters through a 2020 constitutional amendment.
- Voters passed Amendment 2 with 61% support in 2020, mandating $1-per-year increases to lift the state's minimum pay from $8.56 an hour to the $15 target.
- An estimated 1.29 million Floridians will receive the pay bump, while tipped employees see their base cash wage rise to $11.98 an hour.
- Future adjustments will now track inflation using the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, with the first calculation scheduled for September 30, 2027.
- Florida Policy Institute senior policy analyst Alexis Tsoukalas said many families still struggle, as the $15 rate remains below the calculated living wage needed to cover basic needs.
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Florida’s minimum wage is now officially $15 per hour after the final scheduled $1 increase under a voter-approved constitutional amendment. The milestone marks the culmination of a 2020 ballot initiative spearheaded by prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan. Under the approved amendment framework, the state’s baseline wage rose to $10 an hour on September 30, 2021, and [...]
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