Minimum Wage In California 2025 Increase In 2025. Beginning jan 1, 2025, california’s minimum wage will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16 per hour for all employers, regardless of size. 1, 2025, according to the department of industrial relations (dir).

Gavin newsom in september signed a law that raises the minimum wage for the industry to $20 an hour. Getting by in an expensive state.