Current Minimum Wage
Arizona minimum wage$15.15since January 1, 2026

State minimum wage

Arizona minimum wage

$15.15 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $12.15. 2 local rates are higher.

  • The Arizona minimum wage is $15.15 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • The next change is on : an indexed adjustment, amount to be announced.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $12.15 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $3.00.
  • At $15.15 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $31,512 a year before taxes.
  • 2 local rates in Arizona are higher than the state rate; the highest is $18.35 for Flagstaff.

Tipped cash wage

$12.15
Tip credit up to $3.00

Youth / training

None
No youth or training sub-minimum rate appears in A.R.S. 23-363 or DOL's state table.

Next change

Indexed, TBA
· indexed-unannounced

Local rates

2 in effect
A.R.S. 23-364(I): a county, city or town may by ordinance regulate minimum wages within its boundaries but not below the state minimum; Flagstaff and Tucson have local minimum wages.

Local minimum wages in Arizona

Where a city or county rate is higher, it governs inside that jurisdiction.

Flagstaff$18.35since January 1, 2026Tucson$15.45since January 1, 2026

Scheduled increases in Arizona

January 1, 20273 jurisdictions
StateTBA
Arizonaindexed-unannounced · Annual CPI adjustment under A.R.S. 23-363(B); the Industrial Commission announces the new rate after BLS publishes the August CPI (typically...
TBAindexed, amount to be announced
CityTBA
Flagstaff, AZall employers · indexed-unannounced · CPI-U (U.S. city average) Aug-to-Aug, rounded to nearest $0.05; announced in the fall.
TBAindexed, amount to be announced
CityTBA
Tucson, AZall employers · indexed-unannounced · Annual CPI increase; also rises automatically to match any higher federal or state minimum.
TBAindexed, amount to be announced

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. all covered employers.

Tipped employees. Employers may pay tipped employees up to $3.00 per hour less than the minimum wage if wages plus tips equal at least the minimum wage for all hours worked (A.R.S. 23-363(C)).

Indexing. Adjusted by CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items (August over prior August) on January 1 ; announced Industrial Commission of Arizona, after the August CPI....

Recent history. Indexed increase from $14.70 (2025) to $15.15 on 2026-01-01.

Flagstaff and Tucson set higher local minimums (amounts not verified here).

Statute. A.R.S. 23-362 to 23-364 (Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, Prop. 206 of 2016).

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Arizona?

$15.15 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective January 1, 2026.

When does the Arizona minimum wage go up next?

On January 1, 2027, by an indexed amount the agency will announce.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Arizona?

$12.15 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $15.15.

Do any cities in Arizona have a higher minimum wage?

Yes: Flagstaff $18.35, Tucson $15.45.

Sources

  1. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00363.htm official
  2. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
  4. https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00364.htm official
  5. https://www.azica.gov/labor-minimum-wage-main-page official
  6. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
  7. https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/

Checked 2026-09-02 against Industrial Commission of Arizona, Labor Department; researcher confidence 0.85.