Contents. 1  1 Minimum wages by country (European countries) 2  2 Minimum wages by country (other countries) 3  3 Minimum wages by country (other territories)  4 For 1  comparison. 5 Countries with no minimum wage.  6 See 1  also. 7 References.  8 External links.
Under Californiaâs plan, its minimum wage, currently one of the highest in the nation at $10 an hour, would rise to $10.50 in 2017, $11 in 2018 and a dollar each year through 2022. The pact was also hailed by labor advocates.
Under the legislation, California's $10-an-hour minimum wage will increase to $10.50 in January 2017, then to $11 on Jan. 1, 2018. The minimum wage will then go up by a dollar in each of the following years until it reaches $15 in 2022, after which it will continue to rise each year by up to 3.5 percent to account for inflation.