2025 Georgia Minimum Wage
The 2025 Georgia Minimum Wage is $5.15.
Effective 2025-01-01Source: Minimum Wage (Georgia Department of Labor)Verified 2026-09-01
Compared with 2024
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2024.
| Item | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $5.15 | $5.15 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers and employees subject to Georgia's state minimum wage law.
What changed this year, and why
Georgia's state minimum wage rate for 2025.
Common questions
- Does the Georgia state minimum wage apply to most workers?
- No. With limited exceptions, the federal minimum wage applies instead because it is higher than the state rate. Most employers must pay the federal minimum wage.
- What is Georgia's state minimum wage rate?
- Georgia's state minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.
Who to ask about this rate, and where to take a wage complaint
For specific information about minimum wage rules that apply in Georgia, the state's Department of Labor page points workers and employers to three resources: the Georgia Code itself, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, and the text of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Wage and Hour Division is the federal agency responsible for enforcing minimum wage and overtime requirements under the FLSA. Because Georgia's state minimum wage of $5.15 per hour is lower than the federal rate, most questions about what workers in Georgia must actually be paid fall under federal jurisdiction. Workers who believe they have not been paid correctly can contact the Wage and Hour Division to file a complaint. The relevant state statute is found in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and the federal provisions are contained in the United States Code provisions governing fair labor standards.
Access Georgia Code, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Wage and Hour Division, or the Fair Labor Standards Act for specific information.
Minimum Wage (Georgia Department of Labor)
Why the federal rate applies when the state rate is lower
When a state sets its minimum wage below the federal floor, the federal rate governs for most workers. Georgia established a state minimum wage of $5.15 per hour, which falls beneath the federal level. For the vast majority of employers and employees, the higher federal hourly rate takes precedence because the federal Fair Labor Standards Act covers more businesses and workers than the state statute. The state's lower rate only controls for workers who fall within narrow categories that federal law does not reach. Employers operating in the state must therefore pay at least the federal amount, not the lower state figure, to remain in compliance. The limited exceptions where the state rate might apply are defined in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and relevant federal provisions, but they are narrow enough that the federal floor effectively sets the pay floor for nearly all workers.
Georgia's minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, however, with some limited exceptions, the federal minimum wage rate applies.
Minimum Wage (Georgia Department of Labor)
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
Minimum Wage (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Hourly
Georgia's minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, however, with some limited exceptions, the federal minimum wage rate applies.
Other years
Every Georgia Minimum Wage year · Minimum Wage in every state