Arizona Minimum Wage 2026
Figure basis: Official Industrial Commission of ArizonaArizona's minimum wage is $15.15 per hour in 2026, set by the state and above the federal minimum of $7.25. This Arizona minimum wage calculator turns that hourly rate into the numbers that actually matter to you: weekly, monthly and yearly pay. At $15.15 an hour, someone working a full 40-hour week earns about $606.00 before tax, or roughly $31,512.00 across a full year. Enter your own hours per week and weeks worked to see your gross pay, and edit the rate if you are paid above the minimum. The minimum wage is a floor, not a ceiling: employers can pay more, and some cities in Arizona set their own higher local minimums. Tipped workers can be paid a lower cash wage as long as tips bring them up to the minimum; see the tipped calculator for that. The figure here is the state rate for 2026, sourced directly from the Industrial Commission of Arizona; the pay calculation is simply hours times the rate.
Arizona's 2026 minimum wage is $15.15 per hour. Full time (40 hrs/week) that is about $606.00 a week and $31,512.00 a year before tax.
How Arizona minimum wage pay is calculated
weekly pay = hourly rate x hours per week
annual pay = hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per year
overtime = hourly rate x 1.5 (hours over 40 in a week, FLSA)
These are gross figures before federal and Arizona income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Your take-home pay is lower; see our Arizona paycheck calculator for the after-tax amount.
Arizona's cities can, and do, go higher
Arizona indexes its minimum wage to inflation every year, a mechanism voters built into Proposition 206 back in 2016. The statewide rate climbed to $15.15 an hour on January 1, 2026, up from $14.70, and it will keep drifting upward each January as the cost of living rises. Full-time at $15.15 comes to about $606.00 a week and roughly $31,512.00 a year before tax.
What sets Arizona apart from its neighbors is a genuine patchwork of local minimums that sit above the state figure. Flagstaff runs the highest in the state at $18.35 an hour, deliberately kept ahead of the statewide rate by its own indexed ordinance, while Tucson pays $15.45. If you work in either city, the local rate is the one that applies, not the $15.15 state number, because employees are always entitled to the highest applicable floor. That is the opposite of what happens in states like Alabama, where the legislature bans local wage rules outright.
Tipped employees are a special case. Arizona lets an employer pay up to $3.00 an hour below the minimum, so the tipped cash wage is $12.15, but only when tips reliably close the gap to $15.15. Miss it and the employer must top up. Because the statewide rate resets each January by formula, confirm the current figure (and any city rate that applies to you) with the Industrial Commission of Arizona before you count on it.
Arizona minimum wage: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Arizona in 2026?
Arizona's minimum wage is $15.15 per hour in 2026, set by the state and above the federal minimum of $7.25. At $15.15 an hour, a full-time worker (40 hours a week) earns about $606.00 a week and $31,512.00 a year before tax. This rate took effect on January 1, 2026.
How much is full-time minimum wage in Arizona per year?
At Arizona's $15.15 minimum wage, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours, which comes to about $31,512.00 a year ($2,626.00 a month) in gross pay before tax and deductions. Part-time hours scale down from there; use the calculator to enter your own hours.
Does Arizona's minimum wage change every year?
Yes. Arizona adjusts its minimum wage each year for inflation (cost of living), so it typically rises a little every January. Always check the current figure with the Industrial Commission of Arizona before relying on it.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Arizona?
Arizona lets employers pay tipped workers a lower cash wage of $12.15 an hour and count up to $3.00 of tips toward the minimum (a "tip credit"). If cash wage plus tips does not reach $15.15 an hour, the employer must make up the difference. See our Arizona tipped minimum wage calculator for the full breakdown.
Is Arizona's minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage?
Yes. Arizona's $15.15 is $7.90 an hour above the federal minimum of $7.25, which works out to about $16,432.00 more a year for a full-time worker.
Official sources
- Arizona 2026 minimum wage rate: Industrial Commission of Arizona, as at July 11, 2026.
- Federal minimum wage ($7.25) and overtime rules: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 July 2026. See our methodology. General information, not legal or financial advice. Rose from $14.70 to $15.15 on 2026-01-01; adjusted annually by CPI. Local minimums in Flagstaff and Tucson are higher. Local minimums: Flagstaff $18.35; Tucson $15.45.