The minimum wage in California is $16 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in The Golden State must be paid at least $16 an hour.
As of April 1, 2024, fast food workers minimum wage is $20 per hour.
Quite a few local governments in California have passed ordinances establishing a higher minimum wage. If you work in one of these cities or counties, you are entitled to earn the higher local minimum wage amount.
Alameda County Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in Alameda County is $16 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in California are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities and counties across the country have done so. To find out whether Alameda County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit http://www.acgov.org/.
Hayward Minimum Wage
In the city of Hayward, the minimum wage for employees working for employers of 26 or more employees is $16.90 an hour currently. If you work for an employer with fewer than 25 employees, the minimum wage is currently $16 an hour.