Minimum Wage In California 2024 Increase. Beginning january 1, 2024, the statewide minimum wage in california will increase to $16.00/hour, but some cities within the state may require higher wages. Some half a million workers in california are getting a big bump up in pay.
California’s minimum wage to increase to $16 per hour in january 2024. California’s ballot measure, proposition 32, would raise the state’s current minimum wage of $16 to $17 for the remainder of 2024 for employers with at least 26.