California Minimum Wage 2024 20 Dollars An Hour. Fast food workers are losing their jobs in california as more restaurant chains prepare to meet a new $20 minimum wage set to go into effect next week. Gavin newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.

Beginning april 1, 2024, california’s minimum wage for fast food employees will increase to $20 per hour. Over the last decade, california’s nominal minimum wage has doubled from $8 per hour to $16 per hour.