California Minimum Wage Increases for 2022

If you’re a California employer, ensure you have implemented the following minimum wage increases, effective January 1st, 2022.

State Minimum Wage Updates

Specifically, employers with 25 employees or less are required to make an increase to $14.00 per hour and employers with 26 or more employees are required to make an increase to $15.00 per hour. If you have exempt employees, this increase also affects minimum salary requirements.

Local Minimum Wage Updates (vary based on employee size)

Hayward
- $14.52/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees
- $15.56/hour for employers with 26 or more employees
Novato
- $15/hour for employers with 1-25 employees
- $15.53/hour for employers with 26-99 employees
- $15.77/hour for employers with 100 or more employees
Sonoma
- $15/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees
- $16/hour for employers with 26 or more employees

Local Minimum Wage Updates (for all size employers)

Also effective January 1st, 2022 are the following local minimum wage increases:

Belmont: $16.20/hour
Burlingame: $15.60/hour
Cupertino: $16.40/hour
Daly City: $15.53/hour
East Palo Alto: $15.60/hour
El Cerrito: $16.37/hour
Half Moon Bay: $15.56/hour
Los Altos: $16.40/hour
Menlo Park: $15.75/hour
Mountain View: $17.10/hour
Oakland: $15.06/hour
Palo Alto: $16.45/hour
Petaluma: $15.85/hour
Redwood City: $16.20/hour
Richmond: $15.54/hour
San Carlos: $15.77/hour
San Diego: $15.00/hour
San Jose: $16.20/hour
San Mateo $16.20/hour
Santa Clara: $16.40/hour
Santa Rosa: $15.85/hour
South San Francisco: $15.80/hour
Sunnyvale $17.10/hour

Keep in mind that the new minimum salary for employees who otherwise qualify to be exempt from overtime is $62,400 annually for employers with at least 26 employees and $58,240 annually for employers with fewer than 26 employees.

If you have not implemented these adjustments, it’s imperative that you do so immediately retroactive to January 1st, 2022. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact us today.