Ca Minimum Wage 2025 Fast Food 2025. California’s mandatory minimum wage for fast food workers took effect monday, with $20 an hour now in place. The state just raised the hourly minimum wage for fast food workers to $20.

The minimum wage in california, effective january 1, 2025, is $16.00/hour for all employers. 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.