Minimum Wage

New and Updated

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  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: South Dakota

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the state minimum wage.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: California

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum wages in East Palo Alto, El Cerrito, Petaluma, San Carlos and Santa Rosa.

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  50-State Charts

  Minimum Wage Rates by State and Municipality

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum wages in South Dakota; East Palo Alto, California; El Cerrito, California; Petaluma, California; San Carlos, California; and Santa Rosa, California. 

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  Legal Timetable

  Santa Rosa, California, Minimum Wage Increases to $18.21

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

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  Legal Timetable

  Santa Rosa, California, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

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  Legal Timetable

  San Carlos, California, Minimum Wage Increases to $17.75

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

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  Legal Timetable

  San Carlos, California, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

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  Legal Timetable

  Petaluma, California, Minimum Wage Increases to $18.31

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

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  Legal Timetable

  Petaluma, California, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

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  Legal Timetable

  El Cerrito, California, Minimum Wage Increases to $18.82

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.