California State Minimum Wage 2024 Increase. It’ll kick in this month,. See question 21 if you are public employee that works only part time at a covered health care facility.

On monday, july 31, the california department of finance director joe stephenshaw officially certified that beginning january 1, 2024, california’s minimum wage will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16. Under the labor code, each year the state of california must determine and certify whether an adjustment for inflation is applied to the state’s minimum wage.