Minimum Wage 2024 California Fast Food. Fast food restaurant employers, effective april 1, 2024, and healthcare. California's minimum wage for fast food workers rose to $20 per hour on april 1, 2024, from $16, as per assembly bill 1228.
The average hourly wage in 2022 was $16.21. California’s ab 1228 is increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour.