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The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
The Raise the Wage Act of 2017, which was simultaneously introduced in the House of Representatives with 166 Democratic cosponsors, would raise the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour immediately, and then gradually increase it to $15 per hour by 2024, while simultaneously raising the minimum wage for tipped workers and phasing it out. [174]
In April 2024, fast food workers will begin earning a minimum of $20 an hour due to the passage of Assembly Bill 1228. The bill came after a previous bill was passed requiring a $22 minimum wage.
California's new minimum wage legislation is now in force. As of April 1, the Golden State has raised the minimum wage for employees at fast food restaurants to $20 an hour, aiming to improve the ...
The current minimum wage in California is $15.00 an hour for businesses with more than 25 employees. For companies with 25 employees or fewer, the minimum wage is $14.00.
As of Monday, about half a million fast food workers in California are making at least $20 per hour, $4 higher than the overall state minimum wage. As of Monday, about half a million fast food ...
California is raising the minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees to $20 per hour starting April 1, 2024. This is $4 more than the state's overall minimum wage.