For some of Arizona’s lowest-paid workers, Christmas won’t come next week but the following week with another modest boost to the state’s minimum wage. Workers at the bottom of the pay scale ...

Arizona's minimum wage for 2025 reflects a cost of living boost of 2.4%. It rises on Jan. 1, 2025, to $14.70 an hour compared with $14.35 in 2024.

Currently, the minimum wage is $14.35 an hour. The 35-cent minimum wage increase is directly tied to the latest CPI report , which showed a 2.5% increase in inflation from August 2023 to August 2024.

Arizona's minimum wage to rise to $14.35 an hour For Star subscribers: The wage boost, required by a voter-approved Arizona law, is due to higher costs for consumer goods. Watch Now: Related Video ...

Arizona had no minimum wage before 2006, with employers required to pay only what the federal government required — $5.15 an hour at that time. That year, ...

Because the measure was rejected, Arizona’s current law will remain in effect. It states that workers who rely on tips can be paid as much as $3 below the state’s $14.35 minimum wage if ...

In the United States, the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009. However, many states have taken the initiative to set their own minimum rates, adapting th ...

New pay floors took effect July 1 in states like Alaska and Oregon and cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Legislation to more than double the federal hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 is back, but this time it’s not a liberal Democrat leading the charge but a conservative Republican – Josh Hawley of ...