Arizona Minimum Wage for 2012 is $7.65

The Arizona Minimum Wage Act calls for the minimum wage to be increased annually every successive January 1st by the "increase in the cost of living". The Federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Since the Arizona law is currently ahead of the federal law, Arizona businesses will need to comply with the Arizona Minimum Wage Act.

On January 1, 2009, the Arizona Minimum Wage Act raised the minimum wage from $6.90 per hour to $7.25 per hour. On January 1, 2011, Arizona increased the minimum wage to $7.35. The current minimum wage, effective January 1, 2012 is $7.65 per hour.

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