California Minimum Wage 2025 Salary Increase. The minimum wage in california will increase from $16.00 per hour to $16.50 per hour on january 1, 2025. The minimum wage will remain at $16.00 per hour through.
The minimum wage in california, effective january 1, 2025, is $16.50/hour for all employers. While proposition 32, which proposed raising the minimum wage to $18 per hour, was rejected by voters, employers must still comply with higher rates set.