Minimum Wage California 2024 $20 2024 Per Hour. Starting april 1, 2024, all “fast food restaurant employees” who are covered by the new law must be paid at least $20.00 per hour. California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour.
They also passed senate bill 525 to raise wages for. A law passed in 2023 will increase the minimum wage for more than 500,000 workers in california to $20 per hour.