03/03/2021
MINIMUM WAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Minimum wage increased to $14.00 for business with 26 employees or more; $13.00 for business with 25 employees or fewer, effective on January 1, 2021 and increases to $15.00 by 2022. At least 27 California cities had a minimum wage higher than the state minimum on January 1, 2020:
Alameda: $15.00 since July 1, 2020.
Belmont: $15.90 since January 1, 2021.
Berkeley: $16.07 since July 1, 2020.
Cupertino: $15.65 since January 1, 2021.
Daly City: $15.00 since January 1, 2021.
El Cerrito: $15.61 since January 1, 2021.
Emeryville: $16.84 since July 1, 2020.
Fremont: $15.00 for businesses with 26 or more employees, $13.50 for businesses with 25 employees or fewer since July 1, 2020.
Los Altos: $15.65 since January 1, 2021.
Los Angeles: (City of Los Angeles - not including County of Los Angeles) $15.00 for businesses with 26 or more employees. $14.25 for businesses with 25 employees or fewer since July 1, 2020. Unions are exempt from the city of Los Angeles's minimum wage law. (Los Angeles County also has the same minimum wage as the city of Los Angeles, despite having separate ordinances.
Malibu: $15.00 for businesses with 26 or more employees, $14.25 for businesses with 25 employees or fewer since July 1, 2020.
Menlo Park: $15.25 since January 1, 2021.
Milpitas: $15.40 since July 1, 2020.
Mountain View: $16.30 since January 1, 2021.
Novato: $15.24/hour for employers with 100 or more employees, $15.00/hour for employers with 26 to 99 employees, $14.00/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees since January 1, 2021
Oakland: $14.36 since January 1, 2021; unions are exempt from Oakland's minimum wage law.
Palo Alto: $15.65 since January 1, 2021.
Pasadena: $15.00 for businesses with 26 or more employees. $14.25 for businesses with 25 employees or fewer since July 1, 2020.
Redwood City: $15.62 since January 1, 2021.
Richmond: $15.00 since January 1, 2019.
San Diego: $14.00 since January 1, 2021.
San Francisco: $16.07 since July 1, 2020 and adjusts with Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases July 1 each following year; unions are exempt from San Francisco's minimum wage law.
San Jose: $15.45 since January 1, 2021; unions are exempt from San Jose's minimum wage law.
San Leandro: $15.00 since July 1, 2020.
San Mateo: $15.62 since January 1, 2021.
Santa Clara: $15.65 since January 1, 2021.
Santa Monica: $15.00 for businesses with 26 or more employees. $14.25 for businesses with 25 employees or fewer since July 1, 2020.
Santa Rosa: $15.20 since January 1, 2021
Sunnyvale: $16.30 since January 1, 2021.