California Minimum Wage 2024 Restaurants. Beginning april 1, 2024, california's minimum wage for fast food employees will increase to $20 per hour. California worker advocates are calling for a statewide minimum wage of $20 after the food and healthcare sectors saw salary bumps.
Oakland —california’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour for all employers on january 1, 2024. California’s new law that creates a separate minimum wage applicable only to fast food restaurant employees took effect on april 1, 2024.