California, Minimum Wage

California's Minimum Wage Surge: A New Era for Workers
California will see a significant increase in its minimum wage, reaching $16.50 per hour. This initiative aims to enhance the well-being of workers across the state, impacting millions who dedicate their time to various services.
Hourly minimum wage in California set to increase in 2025
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, employees of companies in California will receive a raise if they earn the minimum wage.
Is the minimum wage going up in California in the new year? Here's what to know
Effective Jan. 1, minimum wage workers in California will earn $16.50 instead of $16. The rates have been adjusted annually for inflation.
California increases payments: this will be the new minimum wage in 2025
January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in California will increase significantly to $16.50 per hour, with the goal of improving the welfare of the state's workers. This obl
California’s minimum wage goes up again in 2025, and it’s even higher in these cities
On Jan. 1, California’s minimum wage will increase to $16.50. That’s a 50-cent increase in 2025 over the 2024 minimum wage. The minimum wage has risen by $6 since 2017, when employers with more than 25 employees were required to pay $10.50 an hour, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.
Minimum wage increases in 2025
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, all minimum wage employees in California - 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.
21 states raised their minimum wage in January: The highest minimum is not in California or New York
Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, like Florida and Missouri, specific ballot measures have legislated the increases over the years. Washington state currently has the highest minimum.
These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025
Overall, the states set to raise their minimum wage on Wednesday include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
2025 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increases
The trend of increasing minimum wage rates will continue in 2025. We previously reported here the California 2025 state and local minimum wage
These states are boosting their minimum wage requirement in 2025
Here's which states are boosting their minimum wage in 2025. (Scripps News) Scripps News Scripps News. More Videos. Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on
Ohio minimum wage gets inflation boost, some want higher
Data: U.S. Department of Labor and Ohio Department of Commerce; Chart: Axios Visuals Ohio's minimum wage increased marginally to begin 2025, but remains well below the cost of living in our region. Why it matters: It's likely to be a hot topic in 2025,
California fast food restaurant owners warn that hiking $20 minimum wage will ‘cripple’ them
The union representing fast food workers wants to hike the minimum wage above $20 an hour to $20.70 an hour — which ...
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California Minimum Wage increases in 2025 to $16.50, San Diego increases to $17.25
SAN DIEGO — California’s minimum wage is increasing to $16.50 in 2025, making it one of the highest state minimum wages in the nation. Locally, the city of San Diego will increase to $17.25 on ...