Jump to the table of current California city and county minimum wages.

Across the country, cities and counties have become laboratories of policy innovation on labor standards. Before 2012, only five localities had minimum wage laws; currently, 60 counties and cities do. To help inform policymakers and other stakeholders, the UC Berkeley Labor Center is maintaining an up-to-date inventory of these laws, with details on wage levels, scheduled increases, and other law details, as well as links to the ordinances.

Note that several minimum wage ordinances have been overturned, including Birmingham, AL; Miami Beach, FL; Louisville and Lexington, KY; Johnson, Lee, Linn, Polk, and Wapello Counties in Iowa; St. Louis, MO; and Kansas City, MO.

In December 2019 Tacoma, WA, repealed its minimum wage ordinance because Washington State’s minimum wage surpassed that of Tacoma. Several other localities have minimum wages that have been surpassed by their state’s minimum wage: Albuquerque, NM; Bangor, ME; Bernalillo County, NM; Prince George’s County, MD; San Leandro, CA; and Tucson, AZ. (Note that the tipped minimum wage in Albuquerque remains higher than the state minimum.) Because these ordinances have not been repealed, we are leaving them in this inventory, but are not counting them toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances.

The Minimum Wage Inventory includes only minimum wages that were set by local ordinance; it does NOT include localities whose separate minimum wage was set by state law. All information in the inventory is for informational purposes only and is not for the purpose of providing legal advice or documentation. Despite our best efforts, our inventory may not be immediately updated to reflect changes in laws, and may contain inaccuracies. Information on minimum wages should be confirmed with individual localities.

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(last updated 3-7-2024)

Cities and Counties with Minimum Wage Ordinances

Alameda, CA

Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque’s minimum wage has been surpassed by the State of New Mexico’s. We are leaving this ordinance in the inventory because it has not been repealed, but are not counting it toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances. Note that the tipped minimum wage in Albuquerque remains higher than that of the state.

Bangor, ME
Bangor’s minimum wage has been surpassed by the State of Maine’s. We are leaving this ordinance in the inventory because it has not been repealed, but are not counting it toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances.

Bellingham, WA

Belmont, CA

Berkeley, CA

Bernalillo County, NM
Bernalillo County’s minimum wage has been surpassed by the State of New Mexico’s. We are leaving this ordinance in the inventory because it has not been repealed, but are not counting it toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances.

Boulder County, CO

Burlingame, CA

Chicago minimum wage | Chicago tipped minimum wage

Cook County, IL
The majority of Cook County’s municipalities have opted out of the county minimum wage. For more information visit: https://www.arisechicago.org/county.

Cupertino, CA

Daly City, CA

Denver

East Palo Alto, CA

Edgewater, CO

El Cerrito, CA

Emeryville, CA

Flagstaff, AZ

Foster City, CA

Fremont, CA

Half Moon Bay, CA

Hayward, CA

Howard County, MD

Las Cruces, NM (see ordinance here)

Los Altos, CA

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County (unincorporated)

Malibu, CA

Menlo Park, CA

Milpitas, CA

Minneapolis (see ordinance here)

Montgomery County, MD (see municipal code also)

Mountain View, CA

Novato, CA

Oakland, CA (see municipal code also)

Palo Alto, CA (see ordinance here)

Pasadena, CA (see municipal code also)

Petaluma, CA

Portland, ME

Prince George’s County, MD
Prince George’s County’s minimum wage has been surpassed by the State of Maryland’s. We are leaving this ordinance in the inventory because it has not been repealed, but are not counting it toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances.

Redwood City, CA

Renton, WA

Richmond, CA

Rockland, ME

Saint Paul, MN

San Carlos, CA

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jose, CA

San Leandro, CA
San Leandro’s minimum wage has been surpassed by the state of California’s. We are leaving this ordinance in the inventory because it has not been repealed, but are not counting it toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances.

San Mateo, CA

San Mateo County, CA (unincorporated)

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe County, NM

Santa Monica, CA

Santa Rosa, CA

Seattle, WA

Sonoma, CA

South San Francisco, CA

Sunnyvale, CA

Tucson, AZ
Tucson’s minimum wage has been surpassed by the State of Arizona’s. We are leaving this ordinance in the inventory because it has not been repealed, but are not counting it toward the number of cities and counties with minimum wage ordinances.

Tukwila, WA (see ordinance here)

Washington, DC
1992 ordinance
2004 amendments
2013 amendments
2016 amendments
2018 amendments, subsequently repealed by City Council
2022 initiative eliminating tipped minimum wage

West Hollywood, CA


 

California City and County Current Minimum Wages (1/1/2024)

(See previous minimum wage table through December 2023.)

Locality
Date
Rate
Small Employer*
Links
Notes
Alameda 7/1/2023 $16.52 webpage
Belmont 1/1/2024 $17.35 webpage
Berkeley 7/1/2023 $18.07 webpage
Burlingame 1/1/2024 $17.03 webpage
Cupertino 1/1/2024 $17.75 webpage
Daly City 1/1/2024 $16.62 webpage
East Palo Alto 1/1/2024 $17.00 website
El Cerrito 1/1/2024 $17.92 webpage
Emeryville 7/1/2023 $18.67 webpage
Foster City 1/1/2024 $17.00 webpage
Fremont 7/1/2023 $16.80 webpage
Half Moon Bay 1/1/2024 $17.01 webpage
Hayward 1/1/2024 $16.90 $16.00 webpage Hayward's rate for small employers is the same as the state of California's.
Los Altos 1/1/2024 $17.75 webpage
Los Angeles 7/1/2023 $16.78 webpage
Los Angeles County (unincorporated) 7/1/2023 $16.90 webpage
Malibu 7/1/2023 $16.90 webpage
Menlo Park 1/1/2024 $16.70 webpage
Milpitas 7/1/2023 $17.20 webpage
Mountain View 1/1/2024 $18.75 webpage
Novato 1/1/2024 $16.60 $16.04 webpage Very large business rate (100+ employees): $16.86
Oakland 1/1/2024 $16.50 webpage
Palo Alto 1/1/2024 $17.80 webpage
Pasadena 7/1/2023 $16.93 webpage
Petaluma 1/1/2024 $17.45 webpage
Redwood City 1/1/2024 $17.70 webpage
Richmond 1/1/2023 $17.20 webpage
San Carlos 1/1/2024 $16.87 webpage
San Diego 1/1/2024 $16.85 webpage
San Francisco 7/1/2023 $18.07 webpage
San Jose 1/1/2024 $17.55 webpage
San Mateo 1/1/2024 $17.35 webpage
San Mateo County (unincorporated) 1/1/2024 $17.06 webpage
Santa Clara 1/1/2024 $17.75 webpage
Santa Monica 7/1/2023 $16.90 webpage
Santa Rosa 1/1/2024 $17.45 webpage
Sonoma 1/1/2024 $17.60 $16.56 webpage
South San Francisco 1/1/2024 $17.25 webpage
Sunnyvale 1/1/2024 $18.55 webpage
West Hollywood 7/1/2023 $19.08 webpage

*Small Employer is defined as employing 25 or fewer workers unless otherwise noted.