TUCSON, AZ — Tucson's minimum wage, as of April 1, is $13 per hour, thanks to the Tucson Minimum Wage Act, approved by voters in November. Arizona's minimum wage is $12.80 per hour.
This increase is the first step in several incremental increases that will bring the minimum wage in Tucson to $15 per hour as of Jan. 1, 2025.
The increase in pay for someone making $12.80 per hour would mean $416 more per year, before taxes. However the next increase put in place by the law is in less than a year, on Jan. 1, 2023 when the minimum wage will increase to $13.50 per hour. It will increase again on Jan. 1, 2024 to $14.25 per hour, before reaching the $15 mark in 2025.
After After 2025, the minimum wage will increase each year based on the federal Consumer Price Index. The new minimum wage for each upcoming year will be announced every November.
The new minimum wage law applies to all employees working for hire within the city. That includes employees who work within the Tucson city limits for 5 hours or more per week, even if the business that employs them is outside of the city limits, according to the Tucson Chamber of Commerce.
The new law will also require large employers to pay a minimum of three hours worth of wages when an employee's shift is cut short or canceled with fewer than 24 hours notice to the employee. Businesses with an average of 26 employees at the final quarter...
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