Wages

Florida’s next governor and other state leaders would get sizable pay bumps under a House budget proposal that advanced Wednesday. The House Appropriations Committee approved a budget “conforming” bill (PCB APC 24-04) that would increase the annual salaries of the governor, lieutenant governor, Cabinet members and appellate, circuit and county judges starting in the 2027-2028 fiscal year.

Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour on Sept. 30, as the state continues carrying out a constitutional amendment that eventually will lead to a $15 minimum wage.

Full-time non-manager employees are making a median of 42.9% percent less than full-time managers in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area according to a new study by Smartest Dollar.

Broward County commissioners voted Tuesday to raise the county’s living wage, a breakthrough in a year-long process to improve workers' pay. The rise in...

Dozens of concessions, security and other contracted workers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport protested on Thursday for Broward County...

Concession and flight catering workers at Miami International Airport protested Tuesday for higher wages. Dressed in red t-shirts that read "Fed Up,"...

Unemployment in Miami-Dade has never been lower. Unfortunately, the same can also be said of incomes.

Did Gov. Rick Scott really brag about the state's low wages during business trips? And is there a critical shortage of nurses in Florida? WUSF's Steve...

After many failed efforts, a group of Democratic Florida lawmakers are hoping this is the year the state legislature will close the pay gap between men...