Minimum Wage In California 2025 Fast Food. — california’s mandatory minimum wage for fast food workers took effect monday, with $20 an hour now in place. You will be covered by the fast food minimum wage if the chain of restaurants is primarily engaged in, meaning it earns more than 50% of its gross revenue from, selling food or.
In 2023, the minimum wage. The average hourly wage in 2022 was $16.21.