Minimum Wage - California Department of Industrial Relations
The minimum wage in California, effective January 1, 2025, is $16.50/hour for all employers. Fast Food Restaurant employers, effective April 1, 2024, and Healthcare Facility employers, effective October 16, 2024 (see below), have a higher minimum wage.
Minimum Wage Frequently Asked Questions - California …
What is the minimum wage in California? Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is $16.50 per hour for all employers, not otherwise covered by a higher minimum wage specific to an industry or a locality.
California’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $16 per hour in January …
Sep 26, 2023 · Oakland—California’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour for all employers on January 1, 2024. Some cities and counties in California have a local minimum wage that is higher than the state rate. State law requires that most California workers be paid the minimum wage.
The Labor Commissioner’s Office reminds employers that …
Dec 17, 2024 · As of January 1, 2025, employees in California must earn an annual salary of no less than $68,640 to meet this threshold requirement. Employers must post the Minimum Wage Order and the Wage Order applicable to their workplace at a worksite area accessible to employees. The wage orders can be downloaded and printed from the workplace postings ...
California Minimum Wage . MW-2025 . Every employer, regardless of the number of employees, shall pay to each employee wages not less than the following: Effective January 1, 2025, Minimum Wage: $16.50 per hour *See Sec. 2 below Effective January 1, 2024, Minimum Wage: $16.00 per hour Effective January 1, 2023, Minimum Wage: $15.50 per hour
This Order amends the minimum wage and meals and lodging credits in MW-2023, as well as in the IWC’s industry and occupation orders. (See Orders 1-15, Secs. 4 and 10; and Order 16, Secs. 4 and 9.)
TAKE NOTICE that on April 4, 2016, the Governor of California signed legislation passed by the California Legislature, raising the minimum wage for all industries. (SB 3, Stats of 2016, amending section 1182.12. of the California Labor Code.)
Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Frequently Asked Questions
Recently enacted Legislation, SB 525 (Chapter 890, Statutes of 2023), SB 828 (Chapter 12, Statutes of 2024), and SB 159 (Chapter 40, Statutes of 2024), added sections 1182.14, 1182.15, and 1182.16 to the Labor Code, increasing the minimum …
Minimum Wage — Every employer shall pay to each employee hourly wages not less than the following. EFFECTIVE DATE Employers with 26 or More Employees * Employers with 25 or Fewer Employees January 1, 2017
History of California Minimum Wage - California Department of ...
Minimum Wage (for Employers with 26 Employees or More) Minimum Wage (for Employers with 25 Employees or Less) Percentage of Increase Over Previous Wage (26 Employees or More) Percentage of Increase Over Previous Wage (25 employees or Less) January 1, 2018: $11.00/hour: $10.50/hour: 4.76 percent: 5 percent: January 1, 2017: $10.50/hour: $10.00 ...