The Florida minimum wage in 2024 is $12.00. The minimum wage in Florida beginning on September 30, 2024, will be $13.00.
Employers are required to pay employees the Florida minimum wage for every hour worked unless the employer or employee is exempt by state or federal law.
Regarding the tip wage rate, Florida allows employers to pay employees who earn tips a rate of $8.98 per hour.
That said, employers can only pay lower than the standard minimum wage if the wage rate plus tips result in the tipped employee earning a standard minimum wage.
Additionally, Florida’s laws may allow employers, in limited situations, to pay certain employees a subminimum wage.
Florida minimum wage 2024
Florida’s current minimum wage in 2024 is $13.00. Florida minimum wage laws are based on a Florida constitutional amendment passed by Florida voters. For more information, you can check out FL Statute 448.110; FL Minimum Wage Notice
Minimum Wage Rate Information Until 2026
Every year, on September 30, the minimum wage will increase by $1.00 per hour until, by September 30, 2026, the minimum wage will be $15.00 per hour.
Until 2026, the minimum wage rates will follow the annual increases stipulated below:
- September 30, 2024 – $13.00
- September 30, 2025 – $14.00
- September 30, 2026 – $15.00
Minimum Wage in 2027 and After
Each year beginning in 2027, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation is responsible for issuing the next new minimum wage by September 30. The next minimum wage increase shall take effect on January 1 of the following year.
The Agency for Workforce Innovation will calculate the next official minimum wage based on the rate of inflation during the 12 months prior to each September 1 using the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, CPI-W, or a successor index as calculated by the United States Department of Labor. To know more, see FL Statute 448.110.
Florida and the Federal Minimum Wage
Florida employers must also comply with federal minimum wage laws, which currently sets the federal rate at $7.25. See FLSA: Minimum Wage
If an employer chooses to pay employees minimum wage, the employer must pay those employees in accordance with the lawful minimum wage law, either federal or state, that results in the employees being paid the higher wage.In most instances, Florida minimum wage requirements will apply, as it generally guarantees a higher wage rate for employees than the federal law wage rate.
Tip Minimum Wage
The Florida minimum wage in for tipped employees is $9.98 until September 29, 2024. FL Minimum Wage
Under Florida minimum wage laws, if employers choose to pay the tipped minimum wage, they must ensure that tipped employees are paid the regular minimum wage rate of $13.00 when the tipped wage rate is combined with tips received. FL Constitution, Art. X, Sec. 24(c) Florida has adopted the eligibility criteria from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to determine which employees qualify to be paid the minimum tipped wage rate. FL Constitution, Art. X, Sec. 24(c).
Tip Pooling and Sharing
Florida minimum wage laws do not prohibit either mandatory or voluntary tip or gratuity pooling. Thus, employers would be permitted to require or allow tipped employees to participate in tip pooling arrangements.
Subminimum wage
Employees with Disabilities
Florida has adopted the rules and requirements for paying employees with disabilities as set for by the Fair Labor Standards Act and its regulations. To know more, check FL Statute 448.110(3).
Trainees
Florida has adopted the rules and requirements for paying trainees as set for in the Fair Labor Standards Act and its regulations. To know more, check FL Statute 448.110(3).
Apprentices
Florida has adopted the rules and requirements for paying apprentices as set for in the Fair Labor Standards Act and its regulations. To know more, check FL Statute 448.110(3).
Learners
Florida has adopted the rules and requirements for paying student learners as set for in the Fair Labor Standards Act and its regulations. To know more, check FL Statute 448.110(3).
Student Learners
Florida has adopted the rules and requirements for paying student learners as set for in the Fair Labor Standards Act and its regulations. To know more, check FL Statute 448.110(3).
Student Workers
Florida has adopted the rules and requirements for paying student workers as set for in the Fair Labor Standards Act and its regulations. FL Statute 448.110(3).
Florida Minimum Wage Laws 2024 FAQs
There might be some pertinent information about wages in Florida that may not have been covered above. Below are some FAQs to help provide further guidance.
What is the minimum wage in Florida?
Florida’s current minimum wage in 2024 is $12.00 per hour until September 29, 2024.. The overtime rate in 2024 is $18.00 per hour until September 29, 2024.
What is the 15-day period or 15-day safe harbor according to Florida labor law?
What this means is that any affected employee with unpaid minimum wages claims have the right to notify the employer of the minimum wage that needs to be claimed.
This employee may also be called the “person aggrieved” who must file such notice within the period of time specified.
This is in line with Section 448.110 of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
How can an employee calculate his or her unpaid wages according to Florida labor law?
For employees to calculate their unpaid wages and minimum wage claim, the difference between their hourly rate should be taken from what they have been actually paid.
Then, this amount is multiplied by the total number of work hour requirement rendered.
What do Florida labor laws state about unpaid overtime hours?
For almost any individual employee, federal rates apply in Florida for federal overtime standards. After all, the state lacks its own overtime policy, for now.
Note that a non-exempt employee paid hourly has such rights to overtime pay. Exemptions to the rule include white-collar employees.
Those are all the FAQs! For other questions about employers’ compliance regarding minimum wage, it is best to seek legal advice from any tax professional or tax attorney.
