The minimum wage in California will increase again in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers across the state will earn $16.90 an hour, up from the current rate of $16.50. This ...

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum wage.

Although many regions have already implemented minimum wage increases at the beginning of the year, thousands of workers in more than a dozen cities and states will receive a new wage hike in July, ...

California workers will see the state hourly minimum wage increase by 40 cents in 2026. California’s hourly minimum wage will increase by 40 cents next year. The statewide minimum wage will increase ...

Sonoma: Starting on 1/1/2025 the minimum wage will be $18.02 for large employers (26 or more employees), and $16.96 for small employers (25 or fewer employees).

California officials just announced that the statewide minimum wage will increase for all employers to $16.90 on January 1, 2026, as required by the state’s annual inflation-based adjustment process.

It’s no secret that California is one of the most expensive states to live in the nation. Several cities in California recently raised their minimum wages in an effort to help workers keep up with ...

California’s hourly minimum wage will increase by 40 cents next year. The statewide minimum wage will increase to $16.90 from $16.50 an hour on Jan. 1, 2026. The director of the California Department ...