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FLORIDA - On Tuesday, Florida's minimum wage increased to $14 an hour after a voter-approved constitutional amendment passed in 2020. This increase is part of a gradual plan to reach a $15 per hour minimum wage by September 2026.

What was the minimum wage increased to?

By the numbers:

Florida's new minimum wage is $14 per hour for standard workers and $10.98 per hour for tipped employees.

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Workers earning minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an additional $2,080 annually from this year’s increase.

The minimum wage was previously $13. This amount has steadily increased by $1 each year since 2020.

Why was the minimum wage increased?

The backstory:

The minimum wage increase is part of a gradual plan to reach a $15 per h

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