Minimum Wage And Tips
A.R.S. 23-363 — $12 from January 1, 2020, then raised each January 1 by the cost of living
Raised every January 1. Arizona's minimum wage was set at not less than $12 on and after January 1, 2020, and rises on January 1 of each year by the increase in the cost of living, measured by the consumer price index and rounded to the nearest multiple of five cents.
For an employee who customarily and regularly receives tips, the employer may pay up to $3.00 an hour less than the minimum wage, if the employer can show by its records that each week, with tips added, the employee received at least the minimum wage for every hour worked.
Twice the underpayment. An employer who fails to pay the minimum wage owes the balance with interest and an additional amount equal to twice the underpaid wages. Retaliation brings an amount sufficient to compensate and deter, not less than $150 for each day it continued.
Adverse action against a person within ninety days of asserting a claim or right, helping someone else do so, or telling anyone about the rights raises a presumption of retaliation, which the employer can rebut only by clear and convincing evidence.
Sources for this section (2)
- A.R.S. 23-363 — Minimum wage
- A.R.S. 23-364 — Enforcement
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Arizona attorney.