Florida minimum wage: $14.00 today, $15.00 on Sept 30, 2026.
Florida's minimum wage sits at $14.00/hr through September 29, 2026 — then jumps to $15.00/hr on September 30, 2026, the final scheduled increase under Amendment 2 (passed by Florida voters in 2020). After that, the rate adjusts annually based on CPI-W South Region inflation, with the calculation done each September 30 and the published rate taking effect January 1 of the following year. Florida's minimum is constitutionally protected (Article X, § 24) and operates under FL Stat § 448.110.
Florida State Minimum Wage Floor
Enforces $14.00/hr through Sept 29, 2026; auto-uplifts to $15.00 on Sept 30, 2026. Tracks annual CPI-W adjustments thereafter. No local-rate routing — Florida preempts city minimums.
What those rules do as Florida shifts are scheduled.
The hero card configuration: Block below floor, Critical on Sept 30 transition, Flag on annual CPI tracking.
When a manager attempts to save a non-tipped Florida shift below the current state floor ($14.00 through Sept 29, 2026; $15.00 thereafter), the save fails. The shift card identifies Florida Constitution Art. X § 24 as the controlling source.
On September 30, 2026, Teambridge auto-uplifts every Florida worker below $15.00 to the new floor. Workers see the change reflected on their next paystub; managers see the cohort uplift in the audit log.
Beginning fall 2027, the FL Department of Commerce publishes an annual CPI-W South Region adjustment each October 15, effective January 1. Teambridge surfaces affected workers in a Flag-tagged batch uplift workflow ahead of January 1.
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Constitutional floor with a final scheduled jump and CPI thereafter.
Florida is one of only a handful of states with a constitutionally protected minimum wage. Amendment 2 (2020) set the schedule that lands at $15.00 on September 30, 2026; FL Stat § 448.110 implements the constitutional provision and adds the enforcement mechanics.
Amendment 2 schedule completes Sept 30, 2026
Florida voters approved Amendment 2 in November 2020 with a multi-year increase schedule that started at $10.00 (Sept 30, 2021) and reaches $15.00 on September 30, 2026. The schedule is constitutional, not statutory — meaning the legislature can't unilaterally change it, only the people via another constitutional amendment. The Sept 30, 2026 step is the final scheduled increase.
CPI-W South Region indexing starts fall 2027
Beginning September 30, 2027 (and annually thereafter), the FL Department of Commerce calculates an adjusted rate by applying the rate of inflation for the 12 months prior to September 1, using the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the South Region, not seasonally adjusted. The first such adjusted rate will be published by October 15, 2027, with the new rate effective January 1, 2028 — note the timing changes after Sept 30, 2026: increases shift from Sept 30 effective dates to January 1 effective dates.
Teambridge handles the September 30, 2026 transition without operator intervention.
The single-day jump from $14.00 to $15.00 is the kind of date-tied change that's easy to miss in a manual environment. Teambridge runs the uplift automatically.
Every Florida shift checked at save.
When a non-tipped Florida shift is saved, the rate is validated against the current state floor. Below $14.00 (today), the save fails. The block carries through to bulk-edit and import workflows.
Auto-uplift at midnight.
On the night of Sept 29-30, 2026, Teambridge identifies every Florida worker paid below $15.00 and uplifts them to the new floor. The cohort and per-worker change is logged for audit defense.
Oct 15 publish → Jan 1 effective.
Each October 15 starting in 2027, when the FL Department of Commerce publishes the CPI-adjusted rate, Teambridge surfaces the change with a January 1 effective date. Operators can prepare batch uplifts ahead of the effective date.
Cash wage tracks standard minimum.
The tipped cash wage automatically scales with the standard minimum (standard − $3.02). When the standard moves to $15.00 on Sept 30, 2026, tipped cash becomes $11.98. Reconciliation math runs at workweek close.
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