City of San José voters approved the Minimum Wage Ordinance on November 6, 2012. It required employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage for work performed within the City of San José. On November 15, 2016, San José City Council approved a plan to achieve a $15.00 per hour minimum wage by 2019.
South Bay Minimum Wage Rates by City
Industrial Welfare Commission Minimum Wage Orders
San José Minimum Wage Ordinance (Ord. 29829)
Wage Theft is a Crime (California Labor Commissioner's Office)
For questions regarding the City’s Minimum Wage Ordinance contact the Office of Equality Assurance at (408) 535-8430 or email For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address..