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California cities raising minimum wage in 2025

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Published  December 19, 2024 1:55pm PST
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RELATED COVERAGE: New laws take effect in California in 2025

A number of new laws are hitting the books in California come the new year, including requirements for food delivery apps, artificial intelligence in Hollywood and more.

The Brief

    • The minimum wage in California, effective January 1, 2025, is $16.50/hour for all employers.
    • Some cities and counties have higher minimum wages than the state’s rate.
    • The rates have been adjusted annually for inflation.

LOS ANGELES - A new year means new wages in California.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, all minimum wage employees in the state - excluding fast food employers and certain healthcare facilities - will see a 50-cent pay increase - from $16 to $16.50 an hour, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office.

The rates have been adjusted annually for inflation since the state reached the landmark $15 minimum wage in 2016.

Keep in mind that some cities and counties have higher minimum wages than the state’s rate. Here's a full list of cities/counties with higher minimum wages beginning in 2025, as compiled by UC Berkeley:

  • Belmont: $18.30
  • Burlingame: $17.43
  • Cupertino: $18.20
  • Daly City: $17.07
  • East Palo Alto: $17.45
  • El Cerrito: $18.34
  • Foster City: $17.39
  • Half Moon Bay: $17.47
  • Hayward: $17.36
  • Los Altos: $18.20
  • Menlo Park: $17.10
  • Mountain View: $19.20
  • Novato: $17
  • Oakland: $16.89
  • Palo Alto: $18.20
  • Petaluma: $17.97
  • Redwood City: $18.20
  • Richmond: $17.77
  • San Carlos: $17.32
  • San Diego: $17.25
  • San Jose: $17.95
  • San Mateo: $17.95
  • San Mateo County (unincorporated): $17.46
  • Santa Clara: $18.20
  • Sonoma: $18.02
  • South San Francisco: $17.70
  • Sunnyvale: $19
  • West Hollywood: $19.65

This comes despite California voters rejecting Prop 32, which would have gradually increased the minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026.

RELATED COVERAGE: 

California’s current state minimum wage for most workers is $16 an hour. In March, the minimum wage was increased for many fast food workers to $20 an hour, while another law increased the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 an hour beginning in November. 

California’s $16 minimum wage is among the highest in the country. 

According to the latest numbers from the Department of Labor, minimum wage is the highest in Washington, D.C. ($17.50)

The Source: This story was reported with information from the State of California's Department of Industrial Relations and the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom.


 

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