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Effective January 1, 2025, California minimum wage will increase to $16.50 per hour for all employers, regardless of size.
The California cities and counties below have ordinances with higher minimum wage standards. Employers must comply with the local rules. For more information, the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education publishes regular updates.
City or CountyMinimum Wage RateAlameda (effective from July 1, 2024)$17.00Belmont$18.30Berkeley (effective from July 1, 2024)$18.67Burlingame $17.43Cupertino$18.20Daly City $17.07East Palo Alto$17.45El Cerrito $18.34Emeryville (effective from July 1, 2024)$19.36Half Moon Bay$17.47Foster City$17.39Hayward$16.50 (25 or fewer employees) and$17.36 (26 or more employees)Fremont (effective from July 1, 2024)$17.30Los Altos$18.20Menlo Park$17.10Los Angeles City (from July 1, 2024)$17.28Los Angeles County (Unincorporated Areas) (from July 1, 2024)$17.27Malibu (effective from July 1, 2024)$17.27Milpitas (effective from July 1, 2024)$17.70Mountain View $19.20Novato$16.42 (25 or fewer employees)$17.00 (26+ employees)$17.27 (100+ employees)Oakland$16.89Palo Alto$18.20Pasadena (effective from July 1, 2024)$17.50Petaluma$17.97Redwood City$18.20Richmond$17.77San Carlos$17.32San Diego$17.25San Francisco City and County (effective from July 1, 2024)$18.67San Jose $17.95San Mateo$17.95San Mateo County$17.46Santa Clara$18.20Santa Monica (effective from July 1, 2024)$17.27Santa Rosa$17.87Sonoma$16.96 (25 or fewer employees) and$18.02 (26+ employees)South San Francisco$17.70Sunnyvale$19.00West Hollywood$19.65
Covered employers must post conspicuously the current wage notice, which can be downloaded through the links above.
Employers with remote workers in more than one location may need to apply different minimum wage rates in each. Employers can solve this complexity by paying the highest applicable rate across the boards.
California employers in the fast food and health care industries should check their applicable minimum wage increases.
See also:
Helena Kobrin
Daniska Coronado
December 13, 2024
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