SEBASTIAN — Florida’s minimum wage will increase $1 to $15 an hour on Wednesday, Sept. 30, the last automatic hike under a 2020 constitutional amendment.
The change covers hourly workers statewide, including restaurants, hotels, retailers and grocery stores in Indian River County. Workers now paid $14 an hour will earn $40 more a week before taxes on a 40-hour schedule, or about $2,080 a year.
Tipped employees must receive a cash wage of at least $11.98 an hour, up from $10.98. Employers may still count $3.02 an hour in tips toward the $15 floor and must make up any shortfall.
Voters approved Amendment 2 on Nov. 3, 2020, by a vote of 60.8%. The rate rose to $10 on Sept. 30, 2021, then $1 each year until $15. The federal minimum remains $7.25. Cities and counties cannot set their own private-sector rates.
The $15 wage stays through 2027. An inflation adjustment will be calculated on Sept. 30, 2027, and will take effect Jan. 1, 2028.