
In These Cities and Counties, the ‘Fight for 15’ Has Already Been Won
California already has the highest minimum wage in the country at $13 an hour for small businesses and $14 an hour for businesses with more than 26 employees. That’ll go even higher in 2023 when the minimum wage for all California workers hits $15.
There are dozens of cities and counties in California where employers are already required to pay that much. The following list of cities and counties with a minimum wage of $15 or more was recently published by the Sacramento Bee.
- City of Alameda: $15
- Burlingame: $15
- East Palo Alto: $15
- Half Moon Bay: $15
- Hayward: $15 for employers with 26 or more employees; $14 for the rest
- City of Los Angeles: $15
- Unincorporated Los Angeles County: $15
- Malibu: $15
- Novato: $15.24 for employers with 100 or more employees; $15 for employers with 26 or more employees; $14 for the rest
- Pasadena: $15
- San Leandro: $15 (certain exemptions)
- Santa Monica: $15
- City of Sonoma: $15 for employers with 26 or more employees; $14 for the rest
- Petaluma: $15.20
- Santa Rosa: $15.20
- Richmond: $15.21 (with caveats)
- San Carlos: $15.24
- Fremont: $15.25 for employers with 26 or more employees; $15 for the rest (non-profits exempt)
- Menlo Park: $15.25
- South San Francisco: $15.25
- San Jose: $15.45
- El Cerrito: $15.61
- Redwood City: $15.62
- City of San Mateo: $15.62
- Cupertino: $15.65
- Los Altos: $15.65
- Milpitas: $15.65
- Palo Alto: $15.65
- City of Santa Clara: $15.65
- Belmont: $15.90
- Mountain View: $16.30
- Sunnyvale: $16.30
- Berkeley: $16.32
- San Francisco: $16.32
- Emeryville: $17.13