CALIFORNIA NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES TAKE EFFECT IN JULY

CALIFORNIA NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES TAKE EFFECT IN JULY

Effective July 1, 2025, several California cities and counties will implement increases to their local minimum wage rates.

City / CountyMinimum Wage Rate
Alameda (effective July 1, 2025)$17.46
Belmont$18.30
Berkeley (effective July 1, 2025)$19.18
Burlingame$17.43
Cupertino$18.20
Daly City$17.07
East Palo Alto$17.45
El Cerrito$18.34
Emeryville (effective July 1, 2025)$19.90
Foster City$17.39
Fremont (effective July 1, 2025)$17.75
Half Moon Bay$17.47
Hayward$16.50 (25 or fewer employees)
$17.36 (26 or more employees)
Los Altos$18.20
Los Angeles City (effective July 1, 2025)$17.87
Malibu$17.27
Menlo Park$17.10
Milpitas (effective from July 1, 2025)$18.20
Mountain View$19.20
Novato$16.50 (25 or fewer employees)
$17.00 (26+ employees)
$17.27 (100+ employees)
Oakland$16.89
Palo Alto$18.20
Pasadena (effective July 1, 2025)$18.04
Petaluma$17.97
Redwood City$18.20
Richmond$17.77
San Carlos$17.32
San Diego$17.25
San Francisco City and County (effective July 1, 2025)$19.18
San Jose$17.95
San Mateo$17.95
San Mateo County (Unincorporated areas)$17.46
Santa Clara$18.20
Santa Monica (effective July 1, 2025)$17.81
Santa Rosa$17.87
Sonoma$16.96 (25 or fewer employees)
$18.02 (26+ employees)
South San Francisco$17.70
Sunnyvale$19.00
West 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

June 19, 2025

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