Minimum Wage To Increase In Palo Alto In New Year

Palo Alto CA

28 December, 2021

4:30 PM

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PALO ALTO, CA — Palo Alto's minimum wage will increase to $16.45 on Jan. 1, a slight bump from $15.40 in 2021. The minimum wage has increased since the city council approved a minimum wage ordinance in 2016. Since then, the minimum wage has increased from $11 in 2016 to $12 in 2017, $13.50 in 2018, $15 in 2019 and $15.40 in 2020. The minimum wage is adjusted each year according to the consumer price index (CPI) and applies to all employees working two or more hours per week. Click here for more information about the minimum wage in Palo Alto.