Florida minimum wage set to increase this week

The state's minimum wage will change from the current rate of $8.65 to $10.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 2:30 p.m. September 28, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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The first of Florida's scheduled minimum wage raises under Amendment 2 are set to take effect on Thursday, Sept. 30.

The state's minimum wage will raise from the current rate of $8.65 to the new floor of $10, increasing by $1.35 per hour.

The change comes after voters approved a constitutional amendment in November by just over 60%.

Under the amendment, the rate will increase incrementally each year until reaching $15 an hour, $11.98 for tipped workers, on Sept. 30, 2026.

The pay boost is one of the many new laws that are set to kick in including a regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.