Employment & Worker Protection · Arkansas
Arkansas Minimum Wage Act
A.C.A. 11-4-203 - enacted in Arkansas.
- Status
- Enacted
- Enacted
- 2019
- States with employment & worker protection laws
- 51
- Arkansas tracker score
- 17/100 Below median
The bottom line
Arkansas Minimum Wage Act is an enacted law in Arkansas, part of a mature, broadly-adopted employment & worker protection landscape.
- Enacted
- effective 2023-01-01
- 51
- states have employment & worker protection laws
- 107/107
- employment & worker protection laws enacted nationally
- 17/100
- Arkansas tracker score
Data compiled 2026-03-18 from the official Arkansas legislative record linked below; laws can be amended or repealed after this date.
Category catalog share · regulations
How 107 tracked employment & worker protection records split by state
Exclusive Arkansas vs other-state counts in this category (sum to the category total). Orthogonal to the peer scatter below, which plots enacted volume against portal tracker score.
Regulatory Snapshot: Arkansas Minimum Wage Act
Arkansas Minimum Wage Act (A.C.A. 11-4-203) is an enacted law in Arkansas under the Employment & Worker Protection category. It was enacted on 2019-01-01 and becomes effective on 2023-01-01. Arkansas currently has 1 regulations tracked here, with 1 records marked enacted in this dataset. PlainRegWatch's tracker score is 17/100; it summarizes coverage within the five categories this site tracks and is not an official state rating. PlainRegWatch compiled this entry's data on 2026-03-18; consult the linked official source for the current, authoritative text.
Nationally, 107 employment & worker protection statutes have been enacted and 0 additional bills remain pending - 51 distinct jurisdictions have codified rules in this area so far. That places Arkansas within a mature and broadly adopted employment & worker protection landscape where compliance programs typically hinge on definitions in A.C.A. 11-4-203 itself.
Applicability under Arkansas Minimum Wage Act: Employers with 4+ employees in Arkansas. Penalty exposure is documented as: Department of Labor enforcement. Back pay recovery. Notable exemptions: Agriculture, domestic service in private homes (limited), outside salespeople..
Summary
Arkansas minimum wage $11.00/hr. State increased rate above federal in 2015.
Key Requirements
- $11.00/hr.
- Tipped wage: $2.63/hr with tip credit to $11.00.
- Agricultural workers exempt.
Penalties
- Department of Labor enforcement.
- Back pay recovery.
Applicability
- Employers with 4+ employees in Arkansas.
Exemptions
- Agriculture, domestic service in private homes (limited), outside salespeople.
Official Source
https://www.labor.ar.gov/minimum-wageCategory context
How Arkansas sits among employment & worker protection peers
51 states have a tracked record in employment & worker protection ; Arkansas ranks #38 by portal tracker score among those peers. Each point is one state with at least one employment & worker protection regulation in this archive.
Read the peer-state figures
- California: 6 enacted of 6 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 100/100.
- Colorado: 5 enacted of 5 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 76/100.
- Texas: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 69/100.
- Connecticut: 4 enacted of 4 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 62/100.
- Illinois: 5 enacted of 5 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 62/100.
- Minnesota: 3 enacted of 3 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 62/100.
- New York: 5 enacted of 5 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 62/100.
- Oregon: 6 enacted of 6 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 62/100.
- Washington: 5 enacted of 5 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 62/100.
- Delaware: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 59/100.
- Virginia: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 59/100.
- Utah: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 55/100.
- Florida: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 48/100.
- Maryland: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 48/100.
- Massachusetts: 5 enacted of 5 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 48/100.
- New Jersey: 3 enacted of 3 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 48/100.
- Rhode Island: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 48/100.
- Vermont: 3 enacted of 3 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 48/100.
- Alabama: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- District of Columbia: 3 enacted of 3 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- Hawaii: 3 enacted of 3 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- Maine: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- Nevada: 4 enacted of 4 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- North Dakota: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- Oklahoma: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- Pennsylvania: 2 enacted of 2 tracked employment & worker protection records, tracker score 34/100.
- Indiana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- Iowa: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- Kentucky: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- Montana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- Nebraska: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- New Hampshire: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- Tennessee: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 31/100.
- Arizona: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 28/100.
- Louisiana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 28/100.
- West Virginia: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 28/100.
- Alaska: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Arkansas (this state): 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Georgia: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Idaho: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Kansas: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Michigan: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Mississippi: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Missouri: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- New Mexico: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- North Carolina: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Ohio: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- South Carolina: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- South Dakota: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Wisconsin: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
- Wyoming: 1 enacted of 1 tracked employment & worker protection record, tracker score 17/100.
Dashed lines mark the peer averages in this category. The tracker score summarizes enacted records across all five policy areas PlainRegWatch tracks; it is not enforcement strength or legal burden. Read how tracker scores are computed.
Tracker-score ranking on employment & worker protection
Top peer states by portal tracker score among jurisdictions with a employment & worker protection record in this archive.
| # | State | Tracker score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado | 76 |
| 3 | Texas | 69 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 62 |
| 5 | Illinois | 62 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 62 |
| 7 | New York | 62 |
| 8 | Oregon | 62 |
| 9 | Washington | 62 |
| 10 | Delaware | 59 |
Read with Arkansas Minimum Wage Act
Nearest employment & worker protection volume peers and same-state archive siblings for this ENACTED · SLIM row.
ENACTED SLIM
Alaska · 1 enacted
Alaska holds 1 enacted employment & worker protection rows (more by 0 than Arkansas); tracker 17/100.
Georgia · 1 enacted
Georgia holds 1 enacted employment & worker protection rows (more by 0 than Arkansas); tracker 17/100.
Idaho · 1 enacted
Idaho holds 1 enacted employment & worker protection rows (more by 0 than Arkansas); tracker 17/100.
Kansas · 1 enacted
Kansas holds 1 enacted employment & worker protection rows (more by 0 than Arkansas); tracker 17/100.
Employment & Worker Protection hub
Arkansas's ENACTED · SLIM employment & worker protection record sits among 107 category rows.
Disclaimer: This summary is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulation details may have changed since this data was compiled (2026-03-18). Always consult official sources and qualified legal counsel for compliance guidance.