What Is Florida's Minimum Wage?

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Florida?s minimum wage is $6.67 per hour effective January 1, 2007 Florida?s minimum wage is $6.67 per hour effective January 1, 2007 for all hours worked in Florida. This represents a 27¢ increase from the $6.40 per hour minimum wage in 2006. Florida?s minimum wage was created in a constitutional amendment approved by voters on November 2, 2004, and covers all employees in the state covered by the federal minimum wage.As of Jan 10, 2007: The Democratic-controlled House voted Wednesday to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, bringing America's lowest-paid workers a crucial step closer to their first raise in a decade.However:The measure, which now goes to the Senate, would raise the federal wage floor by $2.10 from its current $5.15 an hour in three steps over 26 months.The bill would raise the wage floor in three steps. It would go to $5.85 an hour 60 days after signed into law by the president, to $6.55 a year later and to $7.25 a year after that. Sources: http://www.floridajobs.org/resources/fl_min_wage.html newbie731053 84 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.