Minimum Wage Riverside California 2025. The california minimum wage update for 2025 is a crucial development that will directly affect both employers and employees. California voters rejected proposition 32, the minimum wage measure on the november ballot, which means california’s minimum wage will rise to $16.50.
Under california law, once the state’s minimum wage reaches $15 per hour—a milestone achieved on january 1, 2023—the department of finance is required to annually. This increase applies to all employers, regardless of size.