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Thursday, April 9, 2026

State, Major Locality Minimum Wage Increases for Mid-2022 - The National Law Review

Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in the latter half of 2022, with most of these changes effective on July 1, 2022. Increases to minimum wage rates for nonexempt employees and tipped employees in Florida will occur later in the year, on September 30, 2022. The chart below lists the state and major locality minimum wage increases scheduled for the summer and fall of 2022, along with related changes in the minimum cash wage for tipped employees where applicable. The new increased minimum wage rates are presented in bold text.

NOTE: Jurisdictions that will not see—or have not announced—upcoming midyear increases in their minimum wage rates are not included in the chart below. This chart includes the major localities with minimum wage rates that will increase in mid-2022. It is not exhaustive of all localities nationwide that may have a minimum wage rate different from the federal or state rate.

Midyear 2022 Minimum Wage Increases

Effective July 1, 2022

State Jurisdiction/Minimum Wage Minimum Cash Wage
(Tipped Employees)
California

Berkeley
$16.32 (current)
$16.99 (effective July 1, 2022)

Emeryville
$17.13 (current)
$17.68 (effective July 1, 2022)

Los Angeles (City)
$15.00 (current)
$16.04 (effective July 1, 2022)

Los Angeles (County – unincorporated)
$15.00 (current)
$15.96 (effective July 1, 2022)

Malibu
$15.00 (current)
$15.96 (effective July 1, 2022)

Pasadena
$15.00 (current)
$16.11 (effective July 1, 2022)

San Francisco
$16.32...



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