Florida minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Florida rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $15.00
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $27,249
- a year
- Rank
- #13 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Florida in 2026?
Will the Florida minimum wage go up in 2027?
No. Florida has no increase set for 2027, so it stays at $15 an hour all year.
$14.00 an hour
$15.00 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
$15.00 stays in effect through December 31, 2027. Inflation adjustments resume with a rate calculated in September 2027 that takes effect January 1, 2028.
How much is minimum wage a year in Florida?
Full time, a Florida minimum wage job pays $31,200 a year before tax.
- A year
- $31,200
- A month
- $2,600.00
- Every two weeks
- $1,200.00
- A week
- $600.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Florida?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Florida takes home $27,249 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $1,048.05. It takes 76.3 hours of work to take home $1,000. There is no Florida state income tax on minimum wage pay. Run your own hours through the Florida hourly paycheck calculator.
- Take-home per year
- $27,249
- Every two weeks
- $1,048.05
- Per hour after tax
- $13.10
- In national prices
- $26,350
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $31,200 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Florida taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $17 an hour good pay in Florida?
It is below the middle: $17 an hour is more than 22% of Florida workers earn, but less than half of them. The Florida median wage is $23.02 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Florida?
Tipped workers in Florida can be paid $11.98 an hour if tips bring them to at least $15.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Florida minimum wage changed?
The Florida minimum wage rose from $8.05 an hour in 2016 to $15 today. It was $6.40 in 2006.
How does the Florida minimum wage compare with other states?
Florida ranks #13 of 51, tied with 6 other states; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The Illinois minimum wage is the same $15, and so is the rate in Missouri and Massachusetts. The minimum wage by state for 2026 page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Florida?
Full time, a Florida minimum wage job takes home $524.02 a week after taxes.
Is the Florida minimum wage worth more in local prices?
No. After taxes and Florida prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $26,350 a year at average US prices, less than its $27,249 take-home.