Minimum Wage California 2025 Fast Food. Fast food workers in california are demanding another minimum wage hike, just months after their pay was raised from $16 to $20 an hour. According to the state of california, the store should be paying you at least $20 an hour, but only for the hours you work in the fast food portion of the store.
Starting april 1, 2025, all “fast food restaurant employees” who are covered by the new law must be paid at least $20.00 per hour. Gavin newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.