New Minimum Wage 2024 California Fast Food. Beginning april 1, 2024, california's minimum wage for fast food employees will increase to $20 per hour. Gavin newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.
Fast food workers in california are asking for another minimum wage hike just months after the golden state bumped their pay from $16 to $20 an hour. It applies to fast food restaurants.