California Bay Area Communities Establish Minimum Wages

In recent years, increasing the minimum wage rate at the local level has gained momentum. Already, several California Bay Area cities have established minimum wage rates that exceed California’s 2016 $10.00 per hour state minimum wage rate. Support for the higher minimum wage rates is indicative of the higher cost of living in these communities. Typically, the cities’ minimum wage rates will increase as scheduled over the next several years and later will be adjusted for inflation based on annual increases in the Consumer Price Index.

Employers in these communities must post the Minimum Wage poster of their city informing employees of the current Minimum Wage rate and of their rights under the law. Generally, posters must be displayed in English and any language spoken by at least five percent of the workforce. Employers can order the local minimum wage poster in multi-language formats by clicking on a link below:

• Berkeley, CA – $11.00 per hour
• Emeryville, CA – $14.44 per hour (large employers); $12.25 per hour (small employers)
• Mountain View, CA – $11.00 per hour
• Oakland, CA – $12.55
• Palo Alto, CA – per $11.00 per hour
• Richmond, CA – $11.52 per hour
• San Francisco, CA – $12.25 per hour (eff. 5/1/2015; $13.00 per hour (eff. 7/1/2016)
• San Jose, CA – $10.30 per hour
• Santa Clara, CA – $11.00 per hour
• Sunnyvale, CA – $10.30 per hour

Local posting requirements for other cities, if any, can be found by clicking on the sticky-note image located on the web pages for Compliance Poster Company’s state All-On-One Labor Law Posters. Stay tuned to CPC’s blog as other communities are also considering implementing local minimum wage rates.