California Minimum Wage 2025 $20 2025. Gavin newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. A deal announced today by labor groups and the fast food industry would give workers a $20 minimum wage and pull a measure off the 2025 ballot.

Most of california’s fast food workers are set to be paid at least $20 per hour. Fast food workers will have a minimum wage of $20/hour beginning april 1st—$4 higher than the california minimum wage for 2025: