The minimum wage in California is $16 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in The Golden State must be paid at least $16 an hour.
As of April 1, 2024, fast food workers minimum wage is $20 per hour.
Quite a few local governments in California have passed ordinances establishing a higher minimum wage. If you work in one of these cities or counties, you are entitled to earn the higher local minimum wage amount.
San Bernardino County Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in San Bernardino County is $16 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in California are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities and counties across the country have done so. To find out whether San Bernardino County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit http://www.sbcounty.gov/main/default.aspx.
Fontana Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in Fontana is currently $16 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities in California are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities across the country have done so. To find out whether Fontana has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the city’s website at https://www.fontana.org/.