SMC's Minimum Wage To Rise In 2025

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Minimum wage workers working in unincorporated San Mateo County will get an automatic raise on New Year's Day.

The county's minimum wage ordinance applies to nearly all workers under its jurisdiction, including North Fair Oaks and Broadmoor Village. The Board of Supervisors set its minimum wage standard in 2022, aiming to boost pay for thousands of fast-food employees, agricultural laborers and other low-wage workers.

The wage floor is adjusted each year based on the consumer price index.

On Jan. 1, minimum wage employees who work at least two hours a week will see their pay rise to $17.46 an hour. The requirement applies equally to "gig workers," employees who are tipped, adults and minors. Limited exceptions remain under the state standard for "learners," allowing them to be paid 85 percent of the minimum wage for the first 160 hours of employment.

The County Executive's Office is working to notify all workers and employers of the pending change over the coming weeks.