{"id":35948,"date":"2023-09-19T20:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=35948"},"modified":"2023-09-19T20:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:06:40","slug":"floridas-minimum-wage-increases-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/09\/19\/floridas-minimum-wage-increases-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s minimum wage increases this month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida\u2019s hourly minimum wage is set to increase on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"265\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FloridaMinimumWage.jpg?resize=532%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FloridaMinimumWage.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FloridaMinimumWage.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, voters approved an initiative that would gradually raise&nbsp;the state minimum wage&nbsp;each year until hitting $15 in 2026. Before the ballot measure went into effect, Florida\u2019s minimum wage matched the federal minimum wage of $7.25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minimum wage in Florida is currently $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $7.98 for tipped employees. These amounts will increase by $1 (to $12 and $8.98, respectively) on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s&nbsp;Living Wage Calculator, the estimated living wage for a Florida family with two children and two working parents is just over $25 per hour, or $90,121 annually after taxes. For a single person with no children, the living wage is estimated at $17.72 per hour, or $32,267 annually after taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida\u2019s minimum wage will reach $15 an hour on Sept. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s hourly minimum wage is set to increase on Sept. 30. 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