CALIFORNIA, USA — Most California fast food workers are making $20 per hour as of April 1, but employees in other industries are still making the state's minimum wage.
The minimum wage in California is $16 per hour for all employers, as of Jan. 1, 2024., according to the California Department of Industrial Relations. The previous minimum wage in 2023 was $15.50 per hour.
While some cities and counties are sticking to $16, others have their own minimum wages that are more than $16.
Here's a list of cities and counties with a minimum wage above $16
The list of city and county minimum wages is maintained by UC Berkeley. Right now, there are 40 cities and counties on the list. Is your area one of them?
- Alameda: $16.52
- Belmont: $17.35
- Berkeley: $18.07
- Burlingame: $17.03
- Cupertino: $17.75
- Daly City: $16.62
- East Palo Alto: $17
- El Cerrito: $17.92
- Emeryville: $18.67
- Foster City: $17
- Fremont: $16.80
- Half Moon Bay: $17.01
- Hayward: $16.90, but $16 for small employers
- Los Altos: $17.75
- Los Angeles: $16.78
- Los Angeles County (unincorporated): $16.90
- Malibu: $16.90
- Menlo Park: $16.70
- Milpitas: $17.20
- Mountain View: $18.75
- Novato: $16.60, but for small employers its $16.04 and very large businesses it's $16.86
- Oakland: $16.50
- Palo Alto: $17.80
- Pasadena: $16.93
- Petaluma: $17.45
- Redwood City: $17.70
- Richmond: $17.20
- San Carlos: $16.87
- San Diego: $16.85
- San Francisco: $18.07
- San Jose: $17.55
- San Mateo: $17.35
- San Mateo County (unincorporated): $17.06
- Santa Clara: $17.75
- Santa Monica: $16.90
- Santa Rosa: $17.45
- Sonoma: $17.60, but $16.56 for small employers
- South San Francisco: $17.25
- Sunnyvale: $18.55
- West Hollywood: $19.08
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