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Florida's minimum wage goes up this year: Here's when and how much

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Published  January 2, 2026 12:07pm EST
Florida News
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • Florida's minimum wage will increase later this year to $15 an hour.
    • The new minimum wage will go into effect on Sept. 30.
    • The increase is part of an amendment voters approved in 2020 to reach a $15 an hour minimum wage in 2026.

FLORIDA - Some Florida workers will get a small bump in their pay this year. 

The state’s minimum wage goes up by $1 to $15 an hour on Sept. 30, thanks to a constitutional amendment Florida voters passed in 2020. 

The minimum wage for tipped workers will increase to $11.98 an hour. 

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Why has the minimum wage increased?

Under Amendment 2, the state would increase the minimum wage by $1 every year until it reached $15 an hour in 2026.

Here’s the pay increase schedule:

  • $11 an hour on Sept. 30, 2022
  • $12 an hour on Sept. 30, 2023
  • $13 an hour on Sept. 30, 2024
  • $14 an hour on Sept. 30, 2025
  • $15 an hour on Sept. 30, 2026

After this year, the state’s minimum wage is set to be adjusted annually for inflation, as it had been 2004, according to a memo from the Department of State. 

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The push to raise Florida’s minimum wage was backed by Orlando attorney John Morgan of the personal injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan. Morgan was the chairperson for Florida for a Fair Wage, the political committee behind the amendment. 

He pumped millions of dollars into the ballot initiative, according to a blog post on the Morgan & Morgan website.

The Source: This article was written using information from the State of Florida, the Department of State and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association. 

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