• Multiple states and major localities across the United States will increase their minimum wage rates in the coming months.
• Several jurisdictions are also raising the minimum cash wage for tipped workers.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Jurisdictions that will not have—or have not announced—upcoming mid-year increases in their minimum wage rates are not included below.
• This list includes several major localities with minimum wage rates that will increase in mid-2026. It is not exhaustive of all localities nationwide that may have a mid-year minimum wage rate change.
• If a jurisdiction’s minimum cash wage for tipped workers is changing in mid-2026, it is included in the list below.

MID-2026 MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES (State and Major Localities)

All increases shown below will be effective on JULY 1, 2026, unless noted otherwise.

ALASKA

$13.00 to $14.00

CALIFORNIA

Berkeley
$19.18 to $19.61

Emeryville

$19.90 to $20.34

Los Angeles (City)$17.87 to $18.42

Hotel Workers: $22.50 to $25.00

Los Angeles County (unincorporated areas)$17.81 to $18.47

Malibu

$17.27 to $17.91

Pasadena
$18.04 to $18.57

San Diego—Hospitality Employers*

Hotels and Amusement Parks: $19.00

Event Centers: $21.06

*Rates established by Oct. 2025 Hospitality Minimum Wage Ordinance

No change to general minimum wage ($17.75)

San Francisco$19.18 to $19.61

Santa Monica
$17.81 to $18.47

Hotels/businesses on hotel property: $22.50 to $25.00

West Hollywood

Hotel Employers: $20.22 to $20.87

No change to general (non-hotel employer) minimum...

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