Employers in the healthcare industry in California are subject to a separate minimum wage from other employers.

Effective July 1, 2025, certain healthcare facilities will see an increase in their minimum wage rates. The following is a summary of the increases based on the type of employer.

While several categories of healthcare employees will receive a minimum wage increase in July 2025. The following categories of healthcare employers will not have a minimum wage increase until July 2026:

• Intermittent clinics, community clinics, rural health clinics, or urgent care clinics associated with community or rural health clinics
• Covered Health Care Facilities run by Medium Sized Counties (250,000 to five million people as of 1/1/23)
• Skilled Nursing facilities not owned, operated, or controlled by a hospital, integrated health care delivery system, or health care system
• All other covered health care facilities not listed in the other categories and not run by Counties

Who is Covered?

The definition of “health care employee” is broad, encompassing a wide range of roles within healthcare facilities. This includes employees who provide patient care, health care services, or services supporting the provision of health care. Examples of covered roles include:

• Nurses
• Physicians
• Caregivers
• Medical residents, interns, or fellows
• Patient care technicians
• Janitors
• Housekeeping staff
• Groundskeepers
• Guards
• Clerical workers
• Non-managerial administrative workers
• Food service workers
• Gift...

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