California Minimum Wage 2024 Fast Food Employees. The state is still working out who will benefit from the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers that starts monday. Under the law, the council could have increased the minimum wage up to $22 an hour in 2024 for employees of chains with more than 100 restaurants.

Under the law, the council could have increased the minimum wage up to $22 an hour in 2024 for employees of chains with more than 100 restaurants. The minimum wage in california, effective january 1, 2024, is $16.00/hour for all employers.