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title: "Hire in Florida 2026: payroll, tax, employment law"
description: "Hiring in Florida? Five guides covering state income tax, termination, worker classification, paid leave, wage and overtime, plus Teamed's employment service."
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# Hire in *Florida*: payroll, tax, and employment law

Five state-specific guides for US-based and international employers hiring in Florida in 2026.

![A Florida cityscape view representing the locale.](/images/country-guides/fl-state-tax.webp)

Last reviewed 2 June 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.

![A vintage black mechanical adding machine.](/images/country-guides/az-state-tax-polaroid.webp)

Adding it up

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 insuranceZero state income tax, employer-only reemployment tax, the $7,000 wage base, and quarterly RT-6 filing.](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/florida/state-income-tax-and-unemployment-insurance)
- [Termination & at-will exceptionsFinal paycheck timing, public-policy exceptions, WARN, severance triggers.](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/florida/termination-law-and-at-will-exceptions)
- [Worker classification (state test)Which test the state uses, ABC vs common-law, exposure if you get it wrong.](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/florida/worker-classification-state-test)
- [Paid family & sick leaveState PFML status, accrual rates, eligible reasons, employer contribution.](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/florida/paid-family-and-sick-leave)
- [Wage, overtime & meal break lawState minimum wage above federal floor, OT triggers, meal/rest break rules.](/country-hiring-guides/united-states/florida/wage-overtime-and-meal-break-law)

## How does Teamed hire in Florida for you?

Teamed becomes your legal [employer of record](/employer-of-record) in Florida for [**from $599 per employee per month**](/pricing), 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](https://www.teamed.global/tools/crossover-calculator) to see the month the model flips.

The federal baseline: [IRS payroll tax guidance](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/payroll-taxes) and [US DOL state minimum wages](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state). Florida state-specific rules: [Florida Department of Economic Opportunity](https://www.floridajobs.org/). Start from [the United States overview](/country-hiring-guides/united-states) for the federal baseline that applies in every state.

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

A note on this page.

This is a guide, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Rules change and vary by jurisdiction, so verify current requirements with the relevant authorities, or speak to a qualified professional, before relying on any specific framework.