Oakland Minimum Wage (2026)
Local pay and leave rules for people who work in Oakland, California, with the official city source for each — plus the state rules that still apply.
Short answer: $17.34 per hour, effective January 1, 2026 (Measure FF). The rate is adjusted each January 1 for inflation. Oakland Minimum Wage Ordinance (Measure FF), Oakland Mun. Code ch. 5.92
| Local minimum wage | $17.34 per hour, effective January 1, 2026 (Measure FF). The rate is adjusted each January 1 for inflation. |
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| California state minimum wage | $16.90 per hour for all employers, effective January 1, 2026. Higher minimum wages apply to fast food workers and certain health care workers, and many cities and counties have their own higher local minimum wage; employers must pay whichever rate is highest. Scheduled increase: the statewide minimum wage rises to $17.40 per hour on January 1, 2027 (DIR News Release 2026-66: https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2026/2026-66.html). The rate is adjusted each year for inflation, capped at 3.5% per year, and cannot go down. |
| Paid sick leave (local law) | Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked in Oakland. Employees of employers with fewer than 10 workers may have up to 40 hours saved at a time; employees of other employers may have up to 72 hours. Accrued leave carries over from year to year but is not paid out at separation. New employees may use leave after 90 calendar days. |
| Hotel worker minimum wage | Oakland hotel workers must be paid at least $18.85 per hour with health benefits, or $25.14 per hour without health benefits, effective January 1, 2026 (Measure Z). |
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