The Golden State raised minimum wage to $16.90. California cost of living runs about 40% above national average. Some California cities pay higher rates than the new minimum wage. As the cost of ...

The statewide minimum wage increased by 40 cents this year, but many California cities have set their own local minimums even ...

Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will be $16.90. That represents a 40-cent hourly increase from 2025. Some ...

In San Jose -- where minimum wage is inching up 50 cents to $18.45 an hour -- that only adds up to an additional $1,040 a ...

According to the UC Berkeley Labor Center, here's where workers earn more than the new state minimum of $16.90 per hour: ...

A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, ...

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating increases for specific industries.

Raises in minimum wage went into effect New Year's Day for dozens of cities throughout the Bay Area. The statewide minimum ...

A look at the new California laws that will impact residents throughout the San Joaquin Valley, including a rise in the ...

California’s latest minimum wage increase is drawing mixed reactions in Kern County, offering financial relief for workers ...

The new year brings new resolutions — and a slight increase in pay for minimum wage workers in California. Mountain View currently has the highest minimum wage in the county, at $19.70 an hour.