Florida’s minimum wage hits $14 an hour this week, but many still struggle

Minimum-wage earners in Florida will take home bigger paychecks starting Tuesday.

The state’s minimum wage will increase by $1 per hour, as it has each year for the last five years, to $14. Tipped employees will also receive a base hourly pay bump to $10.98, plus tips.

Back in 2020, Floridians voted to gradually increase the state’s wage floor, then $8.56 an hour, to $15 by the end of September 2026.

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