Florida’s Minimum Wage Increased to $6.79 Per Hour In 2008

The state of Florida has increased their minimum wage from $6.67 per hour to $6.79 per hour effective January 1, 2008. Florida’s lowest paid workers could get a slight increase of 12 cents per hour.

For a full-time job worker, the hourly 12 cents minimum wage increase means an increase of 1.8 percent annually over last year. For tipped employees, like restaurant servers, the minimum wage is also increased 12 cents and to the current $3.77 per hour.

The new state minimum wage increases in accordance with the consumer price. And the minimum wage only applies to those workers who are entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.