California

Standard Minimum Wage
$16.90 / hour

The minimum wage is the entry-level hourly wage paid to employees by their employer.

Tipped Minimum Wage
$16.90 / hour

The tipped wage is the base wage for employees who earn tips (such as servers and bartenders). Tipped employees are guaranteed to earn the minimum wage when tips are included.

Local Exceptions

Minimum Wage Tipped Wage
  Alameda $17.76 $17.76
  Belmont $18.95 $18.95
  Berkeley $19.61 $19.61
  Burlingame $17.86 $17.86
  Cupertino $18.70 $18.70
  Daly City $17.50 $17.50
  East Palo Alto $17.9 $17.9
  El Cerrito $18.82 $18.82
  Emeryville $20.34 $20.34
  Fremont $18.05 $18.05
  Foster City $17.85 $17.85
  Half Moon Bay $17.91 $17.91
  Hayward - 26+ employees $17.79 $17.79
  Hayward - 25 or fewer employees $16.90 $16.90
  Los Altos $18.70 $18.70
  Los Angeles City $18.42 $18.42
  Los Angeles City - Hotel employees $25.00 $25.00
  Los Angeles County $18.47 $18.47
  Malibu $17.91 $17.91
  Menlo Park $17.55 $17.55
  Milpitas $18.50 $18.50
  Mountain View $19.70 $19.70
  Novato - Employers of 100+ $17.73 $17.73
  Novato - Employers of 26-99 $17.46 $17.46
  Novato - Employers of 25 or less $16.90 $16.90
  Oakland $17.34 $17.34
  Oakland - Hotel employees w/ health benefits $18.85 $18.85
  Oakland - Hotel employees w/o health benefits $25.14 $25.14
  Pasadena $18.57 $18.57
  Palo Alto $18.70 $18.70
  Petaluma $18.31 $18.31
  Redwood City $18.65 $18.65
  Richmond - Without Health Benefits $19.18 $19.18
  Richmond - With Health Benefits $17.68 $17.68
  San Carlos $17.75 $17.75
  San Diego (city) $17.75 $17.75
  San Diego (city) - Amusement park and hotel employees $19.00 $19.00
  San Diego (city) - Event center employees $21.06 $21.06
  San Diego (county) $16.90 $16.90
  San Francisco $19.61 $19.61
  San Francisco - Government-supported employees $17.35 $17.35
  South San Francisco $18.15 $18.15
  San Jose $18.45 $18.45
  San Leandro $16.90 $16.90
  San Mateo (city) $18.60 $18.60
  San Mateo (county) $17.95 $17.95
  Santa Clara $18.70 $18.70
  Santa Monica $18.47 $18.47
  Santa Monica - Hotel and hotel property business workers $25.00 $25.00
  Santa Rosa $18.21 $18.21
  Sonoma - Employers of 26+ $18.47 $18.47
  Sonoma - Employers of 25 or less $17.38 $17.38
  Sunnyvale $19.50 $19.50
  West Hollywood $20.25 $20.25
  West Hollywood - Hotel employees $20.87 $20.87
  Fast food employees $20.00 $20.00
  Health care facility employees $25.00 $25.00
  Glendale - Hotel employees $25.00 $25.00
  Long Beach $16.90 $16.90
  Long Beach - Hotel & concessionaire employees $26.50 $26.50

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External Links

Minimum Wage

State of California Department of Industrial Relations