What changes on January 1, 2027
Published changes
| What | Now | From January 1, 2027 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide minimum wage | $16.90 | $17.40 provisional | CA Department of Industrial Relations |
| Exempt employee salary threshold (per year) | $70,304 | $72,384 provisional | CA Department of Industrial Relations |
"Provisional" means we haven't yet checked the figure against the primary source.
Expected, not yet announced
These places adjust their minimum wage on this date every year but haven't published the new rate yet. We'll add it once it's out.
- Belmont: currently $18.95
- Burlingame: currently $17.86
- Cupertino: currently $18.70
- Daly City: currently $17.50
- East Palo Alto: currently $17.90
- El Cerrito: currently $18.82
- Foster City: currently $17.85
- Half Moon Bay: currently $17.91
- Hayward: currently $17.79
- Los Altos: currently $18.70
- Menlo Park: currently $17.55
- Mountain View: currently $19.70
- Novato: currently $17.46
- Oakland: currently $17.34
- Palo Alto: currently $18.70
- Petaluma: currently $18.31
- Redwood City: currently $18.65
- Richmond: currently $19.18
- San Carlos: currently $17.75
- San Diego: currently $17.75
- San Jose: currently $18.45
- San Mateo: currently $18.60
- Santa Clara: currently $18.70
- Santa Rosa: currently $18.21
- Sonoma: currently $18.47
- South San Francisco: currently $18.15
- Sunnyvale: currently $19.50
- West Hollywood: currently $20.25
- San Mateo County (unincorporated areas): currently $17.95