Minimum wage - Virginia

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages.

Effective January 1, 2028, the minimum wage for Virginia employees is $15.00 per hour.

Effective January 1, 2027, the minimum wage for Virginia employees is $13.75 per hour.

Effective January 1, 2026, the minimum wage for Virginia employees is $12.77 per hour.

Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage for Virginia employees is $12.41 per hour.

Effective January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for Virginia employees is $12 per hour.

State eliminates subminimum wage for disabled workers beginning in 2030

Following the signing of H.B. 1924 on April 12, 2023, the state has begun moving toward ending subminimum wages for disabled workers. Employers may continue to pay subminimum wage to disabled workers if they have been paying subminimum wages before July 1, 2023, under a special federal 14(c) certificate. However, beginning July 1, 2030, disabled workers will be considered employees for minimum wage purposes, and all employers must pay disabled workers at least the minimum wage regardless of whether they hold a 14(c)-certificate issued before July 1, 2023.

State

Contact

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Labor and Employment Law Division

Regulations

Code of Virginia; Title 40.1 - Labor And Employment; Chapter 3 - Protection of Employees
§40.1-28.10 Minimum wages.

Every employer shall pay to each of his employees wages at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage and a training wage as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. §201 et seq.)

Federal

Contact

The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.

Regulations

U.S. labor regulations for minimum wage can be found in CFR 29 Part 531 and FLSA.