State Wage Tools
State Wage Tools › States › Virginia
All Virginia tools

Virginia's minimum wage is $12.77 per hour, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, under Va. Code §40.1-29.2. — Source

State hub

Virginia wage calculators

Virginia Code § 40.1-28.10 publishes a full legislative schedule through 2028 ($12.77 → $13.75 → $15.00), followed by annual CPI indexing from 2029, and the Virginia Overtime Wages Act (VOWA) may create state-specific overtime claims separate from FLSA.

Current verified rates

Rates are read from the shared source registry. Values marked unverified in the registry render nothing.

Virginia minimum wage
$12.77/hour
Effective 2026-01-01 through 2026-12-31 · source
Available tools

Virginia calculators and guides

Start hereMinimum Wage$12.77/hr effective January 1, 2026; $13.75 on January 1, 2027; $15.00 on January 1, 2028; CPI-indexed (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from January 1, 2029; confirmed from law.lis.virginia.gov (statute text read directly).
OvertimeFederal FLSA (weekly-40); Virginia Overtime Wages Act (VOWA, VA Code § 40.1-29.2 et seq.) may create additional state-specific overtime claims — **GAP**: VOWA provisions not fully fetched; verify before build.Final Paycheck DeadlineVA Code § 40.1-29 (time and medium of payment); statute citation confirmed but text not fetched — **GAP**: deadline not confirmed from primary source.

How Virginia differs

Virginia Code § 40.1-28.10 publishes a full legislative schedule through 2028 ($12.77 → $13.75 → $15.00), followed by annual CPI indexing from 2029, and the Virginia Overtime Wages Act (VOWA) may create state-specific overtime claims separate from FLSA.

Weekly overtime: Virginia requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.

Rate schedule: Virginia's minimum wage rolls over on January 1 annually (CPI-indexed from 2029 onward).

Next scheduled rate change

Virginia's minimum wage is scheduled to rise to $13.75 per hour on January 1, 2027. Source.