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California Municipal Minimum Wage Rates Continue to Grow

California Municipal Minimum Wage Rates Continue to Grow

California hourly minimum wage is currently $10.50 for employers with 26 or more on payroll and $10.00 for employers with 25 or less and on January 1, 2018, the rates increase to $11.00 and $10.50 respectively. The state minimum wage will continue to increase each year until it reaches $15 per hour in 2022.The following lists all California municipalities requiring minimum wage levels greater than the state standard, including the newest addition, Milpitas:

City or County Minimum Wage Rate Date
Berkeley$12.53January 1, 2017
$13.75October 1, 2017
Cupertino$12.00January 1, 2017
El Cerrito$12.25January 1, 2017
Emeryville$14.00 (55 or fewer employees)
$15.20
July 1, 2017
Long Beach$14.34July 1, 2017
Los Altos$12.00January 1, 2017
Los Angeles City$10.50 (25 or fewer employees)
$12.00
July 1, 2017
Malibu$10.50 (25 or fewer employees)
$12.00
July 1, 2017
Milpitas$13.00July 1, 2017
Mountain View$13.00January 1, 2017
Oakland$12.86January 1, 2017
Palo Alto$12.00January 1, 2017
Pasadena$10.50 (25 or fewer employees)
$12.00
July 1, 2017
Richmond$12.30January 1, 2017
San Diego$11.50January 1, 2017
San Francisco City and County$14.00July 1, 2017
San Jose$12.00July 1, 2017
San Leandro$12.00July 1, 2017
San Mateo$12.00January 1, 2017
Santa Clara$11.10January 1, 2017
Santa Monica$10.50 (25 or fewer employees)
$12.00
July 1, 2017
Sunnyvale$13.00January 1, 2017

Covered employers must post an updated wage notice/bulletin where employees can read it easily. Click the above city/county link(s) to download the most current notice.

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For more information, please contact one of our attorneys, Tim Bowles, Cindy Bamforth or Helena Kobrin.

Cindy Bamforth
July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017

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