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Effective July 1, 2025, several California cities and counties will implement increases to their local minimum wage rates.
City or CountyMinimum Wage RateAlameda (effective July 1, 2025)$17.46Belmont$18.30Berkeley (effective July 1, 2025)$19.18Burlingame $17.43Cupertino$18.20Daly City $17.07East Palo Alto$17.45El Cerrito $18.34Emeryville (effective July 1, 2025)$19.90Foster City$17.39Fremont (effective July 1, 2025)$17.75Half Moon Bay$17.47Hayward$16.50 (25 or fewer employees) and$17.36 (26 or more employees)Los Altos $18.20Los Angeles City (effective July 1, 2025)$17.87Los Angeles County (Unincorporated Areas) ( effective July 1, 2025)$17.81Malibu$17.27Menlo Park$17.10Milpitas (effective from July 1, 2025)$18.20Mountain View $19.20Novato$16.50 (25 or fewer employees)$17.00 (26+ employees)$17.27 (100+ employees)Oakland$16.89Palo Alto$18.20Pasadena (effective July 1, 2025)$18.04Petaluma$17.97Redwood City$18.20Richmond$17.77San Carlos$17.32San Diego$17.25San Francisco City and County (effective July 1, 2025)$19.18San Jose $17.95San Mateo$17.95San Mateo County (Unincorporated areas)$17.46Santa Clara$18.20Santa Monica (effective July 1, 2025)$17.81Santa Rosa$17.87Sonoma$16.96 (25 or fewer employees)$18.02 (26+ employees)South San Francisco$17.70Sunnyvale$19.00West Hollywood$19.65
Covered employers are required to conspicuously post the current wage notice, which can be downloaded using the links above.
For employers with remote workers in multiple locations, different minimum wage rates may apply depending on the jurisdiction. To simplify compliance, employers may choose to pay the highest applicable rate across all locations.
To keep track of interim updates, see the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education.
See also:
Helena Kobrin
Daniska Coronado
June 19, 2025
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