What is the minimum wage in Mesa, Arizona?

Mesa follows the Arizona state minimum wage of $14.35 per hour. Arizona indexes the minimum to inflation each January, and no separate Mesa city minimum applies on top of the state rate.

How is overtime calculated?

Hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek are paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. At the $14.35 minimum, each overtime hour is worth about $21.53. The tool splits your hours into regular and overtime automatically.

How does the Arizona tip credit work?

Arizona lets employers pay tipped workers up to $3.00 per hour below the minimum, so a $11.35 cash wage is allowed if tips bring the hourly total to at least $14.35. If they fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Is the result before or after taxes?

It is gross pay, before federal tax, FICA, and Arizona's 2.5% state income tax. Your take-home pay will be lower once those withholdings are applied.

Does Arizona require daily overtime?

No. Arizona and federal law use a weekly threshold of 40 hours, not a daily one. Working a long single day does not trigger overtime unless your weekly total passes 40 hours.

Mesa Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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This calculator turns Mesa, Arizona hours into weekly pay using the state minimum wage of $14.35 per hour. It separates regular and overtime hours, pays overtime at time-and-a-half, and checks tipped workers against the tip-credit rule.

How it works

Hours up to 40 are paid at the base rate; hours beyond 40 earn 1.5x:

regular hours  = min(hours, 40)
overtime hours = max(hours - 40, 0)
regular pay    = regular hours * rate
overtime pay   = overtime hours * rate * 1.5
gross pay      = regular pay + overtime pay

For tipped workers, the cash wage plus average hourly tips must reach the $14.35 minimum. Arizona caps the tip credit at $3.00/hr, so the cash wage cannot fall below $11.35.

Example

At the $14.35 minimum working 45 hours: regular pay is 40 * 14.35 = $574.00, overtime is 5 * 14.35 * 1.5 = $107.63, for a gross of $681.63. A tipped worker paid $11.35 cash needs at least $3.00/hr in tips to meet the minimum.

Notes

Results are gross pay before federal, FICA, and Arizona’s flat 2.5% state income tax. Overtime uses a weekly 40-hour threshold, not a daily one. The Arizona minimum is adjusted for inflation each January, so verify the current rate.