2024 Minimum Wage Increase California. State law requires that most california workers be paid the minimum wage. The state minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour starting on jan.

Beginning jan 1, 2024, california’s minimum wage will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16 per hour for all employers, regardless of size. Oklahomans will have a chance to vote on whether to steadily increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but not until 2026.