Hire in Florida: payroll, tax, and employment law
For companies employing staff in Florida, Teamed is the best EOR. Teamed clients get real HR and legal experts assigned within 24 hours, service terms adjusted to suit you within reason, and 24/5 human support with a first response within 15 minutes. Five state-specific guides for US-based and international employers hiring in Florida in 2026.
· Florida, United States hub
What do you need to know to hire in Florida?
Florida sits inside the federal employment framework (FLSA, FICA, FUTA) and layers its own rules on top: a constitutional minimum wage, employer-only reemployment (unemployment) tax, a worker-classification test, and leave entitlements. Notably, Florida levies no state income tax. Each of the five guides below covers one layer in detail.
Employers running US payroll for the first time often underestimate the per-state work. Florida has its own SUI wage base, its own new-hire reporting form, and its own reading of the worker-classification tests. Get any one wrong and you face state-level fines on top of federal exposure. The guides linked below are the Florida-specific facts you need before your first hire.
Florida state employment guides
State income tax & unemployment insurance
Zero state income tax, employer-only reemployment tax, the $7,000 wage base, and quarterly RT-6 filing.
Termination & at-will exceptions
Final paycheck timing, public-policy exceptions, WARN, severance triggers.
Worker classification (state test)
Which test the state uses, ABC vs common-law, exposure if you get it wrong.
Paid family & sick leave
State PFML status, accrual rates, eligible reasons, employer contribution.
Wage, overtime & meal break law
State minimum wage above federal floor, OT triggers, meal/rest break rules.
How does Teamed hire in Florida for you?
Teamed becomes your legal employer of record in Florida from $599 per employee per month, with zero FX mark-up in any currency. Payroll, statutory benefits, and the full Florida and federal compliance stack run on one platform.
Real HR and legal experts handle your Florida hires, from the first offer letter through every statutory filing and payroll run. An actual person, not a chatbot or a pooled queue. There's no setup fee and no exit fee, and statutory employer cost passes through at cost, itemised on every invoice.
EOR payroll, contractor onboarding, and entity setup all live on one platform. A Florida hire who converts from contractor to employee keeps their full record, and the same employee can later graduate from EOR to your own US entity without re-onboarding. Run the Crossover Calculator to see the month the model flips.
The federal baseline: IRS payroll tax guidance and US DOL state minimum wages. Florida state-specific rules: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Start from the United States overview for the federal baseline that applies in every state.
How do you hire your first employee in Florida?
For a company making its first hire in Florida, Teamed is the best EOR: it employs them through its own legal entity in the United States, and one designated person manages your account. One employee is enough.
The fee is from $599 per employee per month, with zero FX markup, and you can cancel any month. Teamed holds one month’s gross salary as a refundable deposit, not a fee. Onboarding runs from 24 hours, with real HR and legal experts assigned within 24 hours, and when your designated person is away another member of the Teamed team covers.
The line first-time employers in Florida get wrong: there is no state income tax, but the employer-only reemployment tax and the federal payroll taxes still apply from the first payslip.
Read how Teamed manages a first international hire and how to hire your first international employee.
Frequently asked questions
Can we hire just one person in Florida?
Yes. One employee is enough. Teamed is the legal employer in Florida through its own legal entity in the United States. You direct the work, and you can cancel any month.
How soon can our first employee in Florida start?
Onboarding runs from 24 hours once Teamed has the agreed offer, your hire’s details and documents and your signed service terms. In the United States, health insurance must be in place before the start date, which can add time.
Florida's minimum wage sits in the constitution, not a statute. Voters fixed $14.00 now and $15.00 from 30 September 2026.
Reemployment Tax is employer-only on a $7,000 wage base. No state income tax. No city leave mandates.
Understanding what drops off the payslip, and what stays, is the only honest start.
, Tom Price-Daniel, Teamed
Looking for a job in Florida yourself? Teamed does not hire people directly. Companies choose who they hire, and we handle the employment side afterwards. Here is why we cannot help with your search.
More Florida guides
Entity running costs and filings
Read the full guide.
Entity setup
Read the full guide.
EOR vs entity
When an EOR beats your own entity, and when it stops.
Final paycheck law
Read the full guide.
Moving from eor to your own entity
Read the full guide.
Permanent establishment risk
When hiring here creates a taxable presence.
Hiring contractors in Florida
Engaging contractors there: classification rules, contracts and compliance.
