Ca Minimum Wage 2024 16.50 Percent. The minimum wage increases each year by the lesser of 3.5 percent, and the rate of change in the averages of the two most recent u.s. California’s minimum wage for all workers, including those in restaurants, is set at $16.00 per hour as of january 1, 2024.

As of yesterday, the state’s overall minimum wage is now $16 an hour, up from $15.50. Effective january 1, 2024, the minimum wage is $16.00 per hour for all employers.