The City of El Cerrito announced that minimum wage will increase in 2025 to $18.34 an hour—an increase of 42 cents per hour. The wage will adjust annually based on changes in the local Consumer Price Index.
Fast Food Restaurant workers (for chains with 60 or more locations around the nation), effective April 1, 2024, will have a higher minimum wage of $20.00/hour. Healthcare Facility workers, effective June 1, 2024, will earn a minimum of $18, $21 or $23 an hour, depending on what type of facility employs them and where they work. Please visit State of California Department of Industrial Relations website and Assembly Bill 1228 for more information.
The El Cerrito Minimum Wage Standards Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 6.95) is available online. You may also review a hard copy at City Hall during normal business hours.
Download the official 2024 El Cerrito Wage Bulletin, or contact us to request a hard copy:
- 2024 El Cerrito Wage Bulletin in English
- 2024 El Cerrito Wage Bulletin in simplified Chinese
- 2024 El Cerrito Wage Bulletin in traditional Chinese
- 2024 El Cerrito Wage Bulletin in Japanese
- 2024 El Cerrito Wage Bulletin in Spanish
Background
On November 17, 2015, City Council adopted an ordinance to establish a local minimum wage in El Cerrito starting in 2016, with stepped increases to raise the rate to $15.00 an hour by 2019.
This is higher than the State of California’s minimum wage rate. Read more about the development of the ordinance on the Background Information page.
A number of other cities in the Bay Area also have local minimum wage standards, including Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Francisco, San Jose, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Palo Alto. Please check with the agency where you operate a business or perform work regarding local minimum wage standards in those jurisdictions.
FAQs
Read answers to some common questions.
Contact Information
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Alexandra Orologas, Assistant City Manager, at
510-215-4302 or by email [email protected].
Language interpretation available by arrangement
Resources
- El Cerrito Minimum Wage Standards ordinance
- Schedule of El Cerrito Minimum Wage Rate Increases
- California Department of Industrial Relations
