California Minimum Wage Increase July 2024. 1, 2024, according to the department of industrial relations (dir). Effective july 1, 2024, local ordinances will increase minimum wages as follows:

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 per hour for all. Proposition 32 will ask california voters if the statewide minimum wage should be increased to $18 an hour.