Minimum Wage California 2026

Minimum Wage California 2026. Beginning june 1, 2024, the minimum wage increases to $23/hour and will thereafter increase by $1/hour annually until the minimum wage reaches $25/hour on june 1,. Proposition 32 would raise the minimum wage to $17 for the remainder of 2024, and $18 an hour starting in january 2025 — a bump from the current $16.

Proposition 32 would have raised the state minimum wage to $17 for the rest of the year, and then $18 in january for large employers. Here is why it will rise despite voters rejecting a proposition about a minimum wage increase.