Effective January 1, 2022, California’s minimum wage rate increased to $15.00 per hour (from $14.00) for employers with 26 or more employees and $14.00 per hour (from $13.00) for employers with 25 or fewer employees. The minimum wage will reach $15.00 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees on January 1, 2023.
In California, many cities and counties are increasing their minimum wages faster than the state. Below is a chart of increases set to take place in 2022.
| 2022 Minimum Wage Increases | |||
| Jurisdiction | Effective Date of Increase | 2021 Minimum Wage | 2022 Minimum Wage |
| Belmont | January 1, 2022 | $15.90 | $16.20 |
| Berkeley | July 1, 2022 | $16.32 | $16.32 + CPI |
| Burlingame | January 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.60 |
| Cupertino | January 1, 2022 | $15.65 | $16.40 |
| Daly City | January 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.53 |
| East Palo Alto | January 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.60 |
| El Cerrito | January 1, 2022 | $15.61 | $16.37 |
| Emeryville | July 1, 2022 | $17.13 | $17.13 + CPI |
| Fremont | July 1, 2022 |
$15.25 (26 or more employees)
$15.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$15.25 + CPI (26 or more employees)
$15.00 + CPI (25 or fewer employees) |
| Half Moon Bay | January 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.56 |
| Hayward | January 1, 2022 |
$15.00 (26 or more employees)
$14.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$15.56 (26 or more employees)
$14.52 (25 or fewer employees) |
| Los Altos | January 1, 2022 | $15.65 | $16.40 |
| Los Angeles (County and City) | July 1, 2022 |
$15.00 (26 or more employees)
$15.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$15.00 + CPI (26 or more employees)
$15.00 + CPI (25 or fewer employees) |
| Malibu | July 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.00 + CPI |
| Milpitas | July 1, 2022 | $15.65 | $15.65 + CPI |
| Menlo Park | January 1, 2022 | $15.25 | $15.75 |
| Mountain View | January 1, 2022 | $16.30 | $17.10 |
| Novato | January 1, 2022 |
$15.24 (100 or more employees)
$15.00 (26-99 employees)
$14.00 (1-25 employees) |
$15.77 (100 or more employees)
$15.53 (26-99 employees)
$15.00 (1-25 employees) |
| Oakland | January 1, 2022 | $14.36 | $15.06 |
| Palo Alto | January 1, 2022 | $15.65 | $16.45 |
| Pasadena | July 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.00 + CPI |
| Petaluma | January 1, 2022 |
$15.20 (26 or more employees)
$15.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$15.85 |
| Redwood City | January 1, 2022 | $15.62 | $16.20 |
| Richmond | January 1, 2022 | $15.21 | $15.54 |
| San Carlos | January 1, 2022 | $15.24 | $15.77 |
| San Diego | January 1, 2022 | $14.00 | $15.00 |
| San Francisco | July 1, 2022 | $16.32 | $16.32 + CPI |
| San Jose | January 1, 2022 | $15.45 | $16.20 |
| San Mateo | January 1, 2022 | $15.62 | $16.20 |
| Santa Clara | January 1, 2022 | $15.65 | $16.40 |
| Santa Monica | July 1, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.00 + CPI |
| Santa Rosa | January 1, 2022 | $15.20 | $15.85 |
| Sonoma | January 1, 2022 |
$15.00 (26 or more employees)
$14.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
$16.00 (26 or more employees)
$15.00 (25 or fewer employees) |
| South San Francisco | January 1, 2022 | $15.25 | $15.80 |
| Sunnyvale | January 1, 2022 | $16.30 | $17.10 |
| West Hollywood | January 1, 2022 |
$14.00 (50 or more employees)
$13.00 (49 or fewer employees) |
$15.50 (50 or more employees)
$15.00 (49 or fewer employees) |
Also note that effective January 1, 2022, the minimum salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees is as follows:
- $62,400 per year for employers of 26 or more employees
- $58,240 per year for employers of 25 or fewer employees
- $50.00 per hour/$8,679.16 per month/$104,149.81 per year for computer professionals
- $91.07 per hour for licensed physicians and surgeons
View or Download the full chart here: 2022 Minimum Wages