Florida’s minimum wage increased to $12 an hour on Sept. 30, as the state continues carrying out a constitutional amendment that eventually will lead to a $15 minimum wage.
Voters in 2020 approved the constitutional amendment, which was spearheaded by prominent Orlando lawyer John Morgan.
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WATCH HEREThe minimum wage went to $10 an hour on Sept. 30, 2021, and $11 on Sept. 30, 2022.
It is required to increase by $1 each year until it hits $15 an hour on Sept. 30, 2026.
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After that, it will increase based on inflation.
Across the country, minimum wage ranges from $5.15 in states like Wyoming an Georgia to $15.74 in states like Washington, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Others like Louisiana and Mississippi don't have a minimum wage and American Samoa has special minimum wage rates.
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For a full list of the minimum wage rates across the country, click here.
The minimum wage for tipped employees will go to $8.98 an hour this year, as employers can take what is known as a “tip credit” of $3.02, according to information on the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association website.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
