California Minimum Wage 2024 Healthcare Professionals. Other health care employers would increase their minimum wage to $21 per hour in 2024, $23 in 2026 and $25 by. Recently enacted legislation, sb 525 (chapter 890, statutes of 2023), sb 828 (chapter 12, statutes of 2024), and sb 159 (chapter 40, statutes of 2024), added sections 1182.14,.

California just broke the winning streak this year, with voters narrowly rejecting a $2 bump to their current $16 minimum wage. Gavin newsom wants to delay its start date because of its cost.