California Minimum Wage 2024 $20. Oakland —california’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour for all employers on january 1, 2024. The minimum wage in the state of california is $20 an hour as of april 1st, 2024.
California worker advocates are calling for a statewide minimum wage of $20 after the food and healthcare sectors saw salary bumps. As if on cue, it raised a familiar refrain that those workers would.