California: Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Increases

Effective June 1, 2024, the minimum wage for healthcare employees will incrementally increase depending on the employer. For healthcare providers with 10,000 or more full-time equivalent employees that are part of an integrated healthcare delivery system and any dialysis clinic, the minimum wage for all covered healthcare employees will be: 

• $23 per hour from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.

• $24 per hour from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026.

• $25 per hour from June 1, 2026, until annually adjusted.

For hospitals with a high governmental payor mix, independent hospitals with elevated governmental payor mix, and rural independent healthcare facilities, the minimum wage for all covered healthcare employees will be: 

• $18 per hour from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2033, with 3.5% annual increases.

• $25 per hour from June 1, 2033, until annually adjusted.

For primary care or free clinics, community clinics, rural clinics, and their affiliated urgent care clinics, the minimum wage for all covered healthcare employees will be: 

• $21 per hour from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2026.

• $22 per hour from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027.

• $25 per hour from June 1, 2027, until annually adjusted.

For all other covered healthcare facility employers, the minimum wage for all covered healthcare employees will be: 

• $21 per hour from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2026.

• $23 per hour from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2028.

• $25 per hour from June 1, 2028, until annually adjusted.

After September 6, 2023, any local law related to the minimum wage for covered healthcare facility employees is void. 

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