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On January 1, 2022, California minimum wages will increase as mandated by Senate Bill (SB) 3: $15.00/hour for employers with 26 or more; $14.00/hour for those with 25 or fewer employees; See California's Gradual Increases in Minimum Wage, to Reach $15.00 Per Hour by January 1, 2022 (April 20, 2016).
The California cities and counties below have ordinances with higher or more extensive minimums. Employers must review and comply with the rules for locality in which their employees work. The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education publishes regular updates.
City or CountyMinimum Wage Rate Alameda (effective from July 1, 2021)$15.00Belmont$16.20Berkeley (effective from July 1, 2021)$16.32Burlingame$15.60Cupertino (indexed to Consumer Price Index [CPI])$16.40Daly City (indexed to CPI)$15.53El Cerrito (indexed to CPI)$16.37Emeryville (indexed to CPI) (effective from July 1, 2021)$17.13Half Moon Bay (indexed to CPI)$15.56Hayward (indexed to CPI)$14.52 (25 or fewer employees) and$15.56 (26 or more employees)Fremont (effective from July 1, 2021) (larger employers adjusted to CPI)$15.00 (25 or fewer employees)$15.25 (26+ employees)$15.00 (25 or fewer employees)Los Altos (indexed to CPI) (indexed to CPI)$16.40Menlo Park (indexed to CPI)$15.75Los Angeles City (from July 1, 2021)$15.00Los Angeles County (Unincorporated Areas) (from July 1, 2021)$15.00Malibu (indexed to CPI)(effective from July 1, 2021)$15.00Milpitas (effective from July 1, 2021) (indexed to CPI)$15.65Mountain View (indexed to CPI)$17.10Novato (two larger amounts indexed to CPI)$15.00 (25 or fewer employees)$15.53 (26+ employees)$15.77 (100+ employees)Oakland (indexed to CPI)$15.06Palo Alto (indexed to CPI)$16.45Pasadena (effective from July 1, 2021)$15.00Petaluma (indexed to CPI)$15.85Redwood City (indexed to CPI)$16.20Richmond (indexed to CPI)$15.54San Carlos (indexed to CPI)$15.77San Diego$15.00San Francisco City and County (indexed to CPI) (effective from July 1, 2021)$16.32San Jose (indexed to CPI)$16.20San Leandro (effective from July 1, 2020)$15.00San Mateo (indexed to CPI)$16.20Santa Clara (indexed to CPI)$16.40Santa Monica (effective from July 1, 2021)$15.00Santa Rosa (indexed to CPI)$15.85Sonoma$15.00 (25 or fewer employees) and$16.00 (26+ employees)South San Francisco (indexed to CPI)$15.80Sunnyvale (indexed to CPI)$17.10West Hollywood$15.00 (49 or fewer employees) (Jan. 1, 2022)$16.00 (July 1, 2022) and$15.50 (50+ employees) (Jan. 1, 2022)$16.50 (July 1, 2022)
Covered employers must also conspicuously post an updated wage notice/bulletin for each applicable jurisdiction. The above city/county link(s) provide respective current notices.
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For more information, please contact Tim Bowles, Cindy Bamforth or Helena Kobrin.
Helena Kobrin
Daniska Coronado
November 24, 2021
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