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Background On California Minimum Wage Rates – Increases
The history of minimum wage includes a number of important dates. On April 4, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new minimum wage bill. The bill raised the state's minimum wage for employers with more than 25 employees to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2016 and $10.50 per hour effective January 1, 2017. The minimum wage will then increase by an additional $1 per hour every year until it reaches $15 in 2022.
2018 Minimum Wages
Effective January 1, 2018, California minimum wage rates increased to $11.00 per hour (from $10.50) for employers with 26 or more employees and $10.50 per hour (from $10.00) for employers with 25 or fewer employees. However, depending on where you work, your employer might be required to pay you more than the state minimum wage. The chart below outlines the change in minimum wage for each California locality in which an increase takes place in 2018.
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| California City / County | Effective Date of Increase | 2018 Minimum Wage | 2017 Minimum Wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | October 1, 2018 | $15.00 | $13.75 |
| Berkeley | October 1, 2018 | $13.25 (Employer youth works & job training) |
$12.00 (Employer youth works & job training) |
| Cupertino | January 1, 2018 | $13.50 | $12.00 |
| El Cerrito | January 1, 2018 | $13.60 | $12.25 |
| Emeryville | July 1, 2018 | $15.60 (56 or more employees) |
$15.20 (56 or more employees) |
| Emeryville | July 1, 2018 | $15.00 (55 or fewer employees) |
$14.00 (55 or fewer employees) |
| Los Altos | January 1, 2018 | $13.50 | $12.00 |
| Los Angeles (city) | July 1, 2018 | $13.25 (26 or more employees) |
$12.00 (26 or more employees) |
| Los Angeles (city) | July 1, 2018 | $12.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$10.50 (25 or fewer employees) |
| Los Angeles (county) | July 1, 2018 | $13.25 (26 or more employees) |
$12.00 (26 or more employees) |
| Los Angeles (county) | July 1, 2018 | $12.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$10.50 (25 or fewer employees) |
| Milpitas | January 1, 2018 | $12.00 | $11.00 |
| Milpitas | July 1, 2018 | $13.00 | $11.00 |
| Mountain View | January 1, 2018 | $15.00 | $13.00 |
| Oakland | January 1, 2018 | $13.23 | $12.86 |
| Palo Alto | January 1, 2018 | $13.50 | $12.00 |
| Pasadena | July 1, 2018 | $13.25 (26 or more employees) |
$12.00 (26 or more employees) |
| Pasadena | July 1, 2018 | $12.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$10.50 (25 or fewer employees) |
| Richmond | January 1, 2018 | $13.41 without benefits | $12.30 without benefits |
| Richmond | January 1, 2018 | $11.91 with benefits | $10,80 with benefits |
| San Francisco | July 1, 2018 | $15,00 | $14.00 |
| San Jose | January 1, 2018 | $13.00 | $12.00 |
| San Leandro | July 1, 2018 | $13.00 | $12.00 |
| San Mateo | January 1, 2018 | $13.50 | $12.00 |
| San Mateo | January 1, 2018 | $12.00 (non-profit) | $10.50 (non-profit) |
| Santa Clara | January 1, 2018 | $13.00 | $11.10 |
| Santa Monica | July 1, 2018 | $13.25 (26 or more employees) |
$12.00 (26 or more employees) |
| Santa Monica | July 1, 2018 | $12.25 (25 or fewer employees) | $10.50 (25 or fewer employees) |
| Sunnyvale | January 1, 2018 | $15.00 | $13.00 |
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