Current Ca Minimum Wage 2025. Gavin newsom in september signed a law that raises the minimum wage for the industry to $20 an hour. Fast food restaurant employers, effective april 1, 2025, and healthcare.
Proposition 32 would raise the minimum wage to $17 for the remainder of 2025, and $18 an hour starting in january 2025 โ a bump from the current $16. Under the measure the minimum wage would be $18 in january, with a delay until 2026 for employers with fewer than 26 workers.