What is the minimum wage in Tucson?

Tucson follows Arizona's statewide minimum wage, which is about $14.35 per hour. Employers must pay at least this base rate for non-tipped work performed in the city.

How is overtime calculated?

Under federal law, hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek are paid at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. Arizona does not add a separate daily overtime rule, so the 40-hour weekly threshold is what matters.

How does tipped pay work in Arizona?

Arizona lets employers pay tipped workers up to $3.00 per hour below the minimum as a tip credit, so the cash wage can be around $11.35 per hour. Tips must bring the worker up to at least the full minimum wage, or the employer makes up the difference.

Is the result before or after taxes?

The figures are gross pay, before payroll taxes, withholding, and any deductions. Your actual take-home pay will be lower after federal and state taxes and Social Security and Medicare contributions.

Does overtime apply to tipped workers too?

Yes. Overtime for tipped employees is based on the full minimum wage, not the reduced cash wage. The calculator applies the 1.5x multiplier to the regular base rate for hours over 40.

Tucson Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

Working an hourly job in Tucson and want to know exactly what your paycheck should be? This calculator applies Arizona’s minimum wage, the federal 40-hour overtime threshold, and Arizona’s tipped-worker tip-credit rules to turn your hours into gross weekly pay.

How it works

Pay is split into regular hours and overtime hours. The first 40 hours are paid at your base rate; everything above 40 is paid at one-and-a-half times that rate:

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

For tipped roles, Arizona allows a tip credit of up to $3.00 per hour, so the employer’s cash wage can be the minimum minus $3.00. Tips must lift the worker to at least the full minimum wage; overtime is still computed on the full base rate, not the reduced cash wage.

Example and notes

At Arizona’s roughly $14.35 minimum, a 45-hour week pays 40 hours at $14.35 ($574.00) plus 5 overtime hours at $21.525 ($107.63), for $681.63 gross. A tipped server doing the same hours would see a cash wage near $11.35 per hour, with tips required to make up the $3.00-per-hour difference. All figures are gross, before taxes.