Minimum Wage California 2024 Sacramento. Beginning january 1, 2024, the minimum wage rate for all hourly employees in california will be $16.00/hour, regardless of company size. California’s ballot measure, proposition 32, would raise the state’s current minimum wage of $16 to $17 for the remainder of 2024 for employers with at least 26 employees,.

But sacramento county superior court judge james p. Starting in 2024, california will have the second highest statewide minimum wage behind washington, which is more than double the stagnant $7.25 an hour federal limit.