2025 California Minimum Rates

The state minimum wage rose to $16.50 per hour for all employers regardless of size. Fast-food workers at chains with more than 60 locations nationwide will earn a minimum wage of $20 per hour, effective April 1, 2024.

Municipalities within the state can institute their own minimum wage. Incorporated areas of Los Angeles, for example, is $17.28. With the rise in the state minimum wage, the annual minimum salary for exempt employees has increased from $66,560 to $68,640 per year across California.