Arkansas Minimum Wage Law

The minimum wage in Arkansas is $5.15 per hour. Effective October 1, 2006, the minimum wage in Arkansas is $6.25 per hour.

Arkansas' minimum wage and overtime law applies to employers with four or more employees. "Employees" includes all employees except those covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act; executive, administrative or professional employees; outside salespersons; students working for schools they attend; federal or state employees (except public school employees); forestry employees; volunteers for nonprofit organizations; independent contractors; some agriculturally connected employees; and certain nonprofit child welfare agency employees who serve as houseparents.