Arizona Minimum Wage 2026: $15.15/hr Calculator

The Arizona Minimum Wage Calculator is a free, browser-based tool that turns Arizona's 2026 minimum wage into weekly, monthly, and annual gross pay for hourly and tipped workers. Enter your rate, hours, and weeks worked to see full-time earnings — a 40-hour week at $15.15/hr equals $31,512.00 a year before taxes.

How Arizona Minimum Wage Compares to the Federal Rate

Arizona's 2026 minimum wage of $15.15 per hour is $7.90 above the $7.25 federal minimum. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not changed since 2009, meaning workers in states like Arizona rely on state law for meaningful wage floors.

At $15.15/hr working full-time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year), a Arizona worker earns $31,512.00 gross annually. That equals $606.00 per week and roughly $2,626.00 per month.

These figures are gross (before taxes). Your take-home pay will be lower after federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) deductions. Use our Arizona Income Tax Calculator for a net-pay estimate.

Last updated: August 2026. Rates sourced from the Arizona Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.

Tipped Workers in Arizona

The tipped minimum wage in Arizona is $12.15 per hour in 2026. Employers may pay tipped employees as little as $12.15/hr, but total compensation including tips must reach $15.15/hr. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Tipped workers covered by Arizona law include restaurant servers, bartenders, valets, and other service workers who regularly receive tips. Always check your pay stub to ensure your employer is meeting the full minimum wage requirement.

Arizona applies a fixed $3.00 tip credit, so the tipped floor is always exactly $3.00 below the headline rate and rises with it every January.

Flagstaff and Tucson Minimum Wages in 2026

Two Arizona cities set their own minimum wage above the $15.15 state floor, and if you work inside their limits the city rate is the one that applies. Flagstaff pays $18.35 per hour in 2026 — the highest in Arizona — and from 1 January 2026 Flagstaff also requires tipped employees to receive that same $18.35 base, eliminating the tip credit entirely. Tucson pays $15.45 per hour, with a $3.00 tip credit still permitted.

The gap is worth real money over a year: a full-time Flagstaff worker earns $38,168.00 against $31,512.00 at the state rate — a difference of $6,656.00. To model a city rate here, replace the pre-filled state minimum in the Hourly Rate field with $18.35 or $15.45. The statewide rate is set each year by the Industrial Commission of Arizona; federal floors are published by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Arizona Wage Increase Schedule

Arizona indexes its minimum wage to inflation under the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, so the Industrial Commission of Arizona recalculates it every year using the Consumer Price Index and applies the new figure on 1 January. The 2026 adjustment lifted the rate from $14.70 to $15.15, taking Arizona above $15 for the first time. The 2027 rate will be announced in autumn 2026.

Employers must post the current Arizona minimum wage notice at their place of business. Violations can result in back-pay orders and civil penalties. Workers who believe they are being underpaid can file a complaint with the Arizona Department of Labor or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Bookmark this page — we update Arizona wage data each time the state announces a new rate, including CPI-indexed adjustments.