Minimum Wage California 2024 July 1. This year, california has decided that the minimum wage increase will include an inflation adjustment of 3.5 percent for all employees. As reported here, as of january 1, 2024, california’s state minimum wage increased to $16 per hour for all employers.

Fast food restaurant employers, effective april 1, 2024, and healthcare facility employers, effective june 1, 2024, will have a higher minimum wage. Fast food restaurant employers, effective april 1, 2024, and healthcare facility employers, effective june 1, 2024, will have a higher minimum wage.