Effective Date
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Minimum Wage Rate
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01/01/2015
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$11.05
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05/01/2015
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$12.25
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07/01/2016
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$13.00
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07/01/2017
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$14.00
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07/01/2018
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$15.00
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Following Years 07/01
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CPI Increase
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That is the result of a ballot measure that the San Francisco electorate passed on election day this year. You can find more information here. Note that the minimum wage increases twice in 2015: once on January 1 and once on May 1. That should keep the poster-hangers and payroll services busy.
Over in Oakland, the voters passed a different minimum wage increase. Beginning March 2, 2015, Oakland's minimum wage increases to $12.25 per hour. Yep, higher than San Francisco's, at least for a couple of months. Then, the Oakland minimum wage will increase annually every January 1, indexed to inflation.
Oakland also passed a paid sick leave ordinance and made it unlawful for hospitality industry employers to retain service charges. Read about the Oakland ordinance here.
