West Hollywood Minimum Wage (2026)
Local pay and leave rules for people who work in West Hollywood, California, with the official city source for each — plus the state rules that still apply.
Short answer: $20.25 per hour for non-hotel employees, January 1 through December 31, 2026. Scheduled increase: $20.94 per hour on January 1, 2027. Annual increases follow the CPI-W, with a minimum of 1% and a maximum of 4%. West Hollywood Minimum Wage Ordinance
| Local minimum wage | $20.25 per hour for non-hotel employees, January 1 through December 31, 2026. Scheduled increase: $20.94 per hour on January 1, 2027. Annual increases follow the CPI-W, with a minimum of 1% and a maximum of 4%. |
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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. |
| Hotel worker minimum wage | Hotel employees must be paid at least $20.87 per hour from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Since July 1, 2024, the hotel rate changes on a different schedule from the citywide rate. |
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