Minimum Wage in California

California, minimum wage

California's minimum wage is going up New Year's Day. Here's what to know

Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will be $16.90. That represents a 40-cent hourly increase from 2025. Some municipalities in California have higher wage floors. San Francisco is one of them: The hourly minimum wage in the city is $19.18 an hour and is not set to increase again until July.

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California minimum wage rises Jan. 1: What workers need to know for 2026

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Minimum wage increase brings mixed reactions from workers, business owners

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2026 WA minimum wage and laws take effect

Starting Thursday, the state minimum wage is $17.13 an hour, up from $16.66 an hour in 2025, maintaining Washington’s position as the state with the highest minimum wage in the nation.

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19 States To Raise Their Minimum Wage For New Year’s Day 2026

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Florida’s minimum wage rising to $15 in 2026

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These 10 new California laws go into effect today. Here’s what you need to know

New Year’s Day — Thursday, Jan. 1 — marks the start of a new year and a new set of California laws.

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What to know as hundreds of new California laws take effect in 2026

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New laws coming into effect in 2026 in California

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California Minimum Wage Increase Brings Mixed Reactions Across Bakersfield

California’s latest minimum wage increase is drawing mixed reactions in Kern County, offering financial relief for workers while raising concerns for small business owners about rising costs.

The Santa Barbara Independent

California’s Minimum Wage Is Increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles Debates $30 an Hour

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating increases for specific industries.

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Watershed moment for San Diego’s minimum wage in 2026: Which workers benefit the most?

It was just a couple of years ago that the minimum wage landscape in California reached a major milestone — fast food workers would begin earning $20 an hour, a monumental boost in pay over the state’s then hourly rate of $16.