Minimum Wage Ordinance
Current City of San José Minimum Wage Rate
| $15.00 per hour |
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 January 2019. See a brief history of minimum wage rates below.
| March 11, 2013 |
$10.00 |
January 6, 2017 |
$10.50 |
| January 1, 2014 |
$10.15 |
July 1, 2017 |
$12.00 |
| January 1, 2015 |
$10.30 |
January 1, 2018 |
$13.50 |
Minimum Wage Posters
Additional Resources
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 .