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California City & State Minimum Wages

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Page last updated on 06/26/24

California State Minimum Wage for Hourly Employees:

Beginning on January 1, 2024, the minimum hourly wage for Employers of all sizes is $16.00/hour.

California State Minimum Wage for Exempt Employees: Beginning on January 1, 2024, the minimum salary for Exempt employees in California will increase to $66,560/year, or $1,280/week. 1

California State Minimum Wage for Fast Food Employees: On April 1, 2024, AB 1228 went into effect, setting the Minimum Wage for certain Fast Food employees in the state of California to $20.00/hour. For more information, visit our blog: California Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase 2024

California State Minimum Wage for Health Care Employees: Beginning on July 1, 2024, SB 525 will go into effect, increasing the Minimum Wage for certain Health Care employees in the state of California. For more information, visit our blog: Health Care Workers Minimum Wage Increase Postponed to July 1, 2024

The cities and counties listed below have specific minimum wages. If a city or county is not listed below, it follows the state minimum wage.

Alameda, CA (city):

$16.52/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.00/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Belmont, CA: 

$17.35/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Berkeley, CA:

$18.07/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$18.67/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Burlingame, CA: 

$17.03/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Cupertino, CA: 

$17.75/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Daly City, CA: 

$16.62/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

East Palo Alto, CA: 

$17.10/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

El Cerrito, CA: 

$17.92/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Emeryville, CA: 

$18.67/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$19.36/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Foster City, CA:

$17.00/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Fremont, CA: 

$16.80/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.30/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Half Moon Bay, CA:

$17.01/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Hayward, CA: 

$16.00/hour for small businesses (25 or fewer employees); $16.90/hour for large businesses (26 or more employees) (as of 01/01/2024)

Long Beach, CA: 

$17.55/hour for hotels with 100 or more guest rooms (as of 07/01/2023)
$18.16/hour for hotels with 100 or more guest rooms (as of 07/01/2024)

Los Altos, CA:

$17.75/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Los Angeles County, CA (unincorporated):

$16.90/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.27/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Los Angeles, CA (city): 

$16.78/hour; $19.73/hour for hotels with 60 or more guest rooms (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.28/hour; $20.32/hour for hotels with 60 or more guest rooms (as of 07/01/2024)

Malibu, CA: 

$16.90/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.27/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Menlo Park, CA:

$16.70/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Milpitas, CA: 

$17.20/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.70/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Mountain View, CA: 

$18.75/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Novato, CA: 

$16.04/ hour for small businesses with 1-25 employees; $16.60/hour for large businesses with 26-99 employees; and $16.86/hour for very large businesses with 100 or more employees. (as of 01/01/2024)

Oakland, CA: 

$16.50/hour; $17.94/hour for hotel workers with Health Benefits; $23.91/hour for hotel workers without Health Benefits (as of 01/01/2024) 2

Palo Alto, CA:

$17.80/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Pasadena, CA:

$16.93/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.50/hour (as of 07/01/2024)

Petaluma, CA:

$17.45/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Redwood City, CA: 

$17.70/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Richmond, CA: 

$17.20/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

San Carlos, CA: 

$16.87/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

San Diego, CA (city): 

$16.85/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

San Francisco, CA (city & county): 

$18.07/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$18.67/hour; $16.51/hour for a small number of “Government Supported Employees” (as of 07/01/2024)

San Jose, CA: 

$17.55/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

San Leandro, CA: 

$15.50/hour (as of 01/01/2023)

San Mateo, CA (city): 

$17.35/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

San Mateo County, CA (unincorporated): 

$17.06/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Santa Clara, CA (city):

$17.75/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Santa Monica, CA: 

$16.90/hour; $19.73/hour for hotels and businesses operating on hotel property (as of 07/01/2023)
$17.27/hour; $20.32/hour for hotels and businesses operating on hotel property (as of 07/01/2024)

Santa Rosa, CA: 

$17.45/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Sonoma, CA (city): 

$16.56/hour for small employers (25 or fewer employees); $17.60/hour for large employers (26 or more employees) (as of 01/01/2024)

South San Francisco, CA: 

$17.25/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

Sunnyvale, CA: 

$18.55/hour (as of 01/01/2024)

West Hollywood, CA:

$19.08/hour (as of 07/01/2023)
$19.08/hour; $19.61/hour for hotel employees (as of 07/01/2024)

  1. Under Section 515 of the California Labor Code, most exempt white collar employees must earn a monthly salary equivalent to no less than two times the state minimum wage for full-time employment.
  2. Beginning January 1, 2023, hotel employees (whether employed directly by a hotel or by a contractor of a hotel) working at hotels with 50 or more guest rooms or suites of rooms in the City of Oakland must be paid certain minimum wages. For more information on Oakland’s Measure Z with current Hotel Worker’s Minimum Wage Rates, visit https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Measure_Z_English_Poster_Set_2024.pdf

For more information, visit the State of California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Minimum Wage page: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm