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What If You're Paid Below Florida's Minimum Wage?

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Is your pay actually below the law?

Florida has a minimum wage that covers most hourly work, including tipped jobs, and it changes every year on September 30. The exact current rate is not something we can guess for you — it must be confirmed on the official page.

• Check the current Florida minimum wage and required workplace notices from FloridaCommerce.
• Tipped workers have their own rules under the same law — confirm how tip credit applies to your pay on that page too.

This is not legal advice. If your pay looks low, the FloridaCommerce page is the place to confirm the real number, not this guide.

This is a different conversation than asking for a raise

Asking for a raise is about pay above the legal floor. If your pay looks like it's under Florida's minimum wage, or you're doing unpaid overtime, that's not a negotiation — it's a legal question. Raise Request will say so once, and point you to overtime and paystub tools and the U.S. Department of Labor instead of a raise script.

You can talk about pay with your coworkers

Under the National Labor Relations Act, most private-sector employees have the right to discuss their pay with coworkers. That comes straight from the NLRB's own guidance on your rights.

That right is about talking with your coworkers — it is different from naming them to your employer when you raise the issue. Keep the two separate.

If you're in a union

Your contract's wage scale governs, not the general Florida minimum wage discussion above. Your steward is the first call. A case built from your wins can still help with a reclassification or a step review, even inside a union contract.

Free help if you want to talk it through

Your county's CareerSource center offers free career counseling and wage information. Find yours through CareerSource Florida.

Raise Request can be wrong and never guarantees a raise. Wage ranges are yours to confirm on the BLS page. If you are in a union, your contract and steward come first. Nothing here is legal, financial or employment advice — check with a professional or the agency involved.

What to do next

Type your job, county, pay and how long you've been there into Raise Request. It's free, there's no account, and nothing you type is stored. If your numbers look like they're under Florida's minimum wage, the tool says so once and points you to the overtime and paystub tools instead of a raise script — because that's a different conversation.

Raise Request gives coaching and points to public wage data; it can be wrong, and it is not legal, financial or employment advice. Wage figures must be confirmed on the BLS OEWS page for your area. Nothing you paste is stored.