California Minimum Wage 2024 For Fast Food. The minimum wage in california, effective january 1, 2024, is $16.00/hour for all employers. You will be covered by the fast food minimum wage if the chain of restaurants is primarily engaged in, meaning it earns more than 50% of its gross revenue from, selling food or beverage items that.

Gavin newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. The state is still working out who will benefit from the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers that starts monday.