FeeHistory · the dated record of overwrite-in-place gov fees & rates

California minimum wage — dated history

Current value · California
$16.90/hr
Observed 2026-08-07 · tracked since 2026-06-22 · 46 observations
Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm · hash 9772d0aed7a95c0a4cd4e4c4ef7f048f0f28b41c114c4c1664edc515ad63599f
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Change log

No change observed yet since we began tracking on 2026-06-22. The day this value moves, the change is logged here with its date + hash and a forward alert fires. This is the honest day-1 state: the dated record starts now and compounds.

Recent observations (hashed)

ObservedValueSHA-256 (truncated)
2026-08-07$16.90/hr9772d0aed7a95c0a…
2026-08-06$16.90/hr66e2721b6f15cd6e…
2026-08-05$16.90/hr23c02c7c542ec278…
2026-08-04$16.90/hr4a7ee6d95e379928…
2026-08-03$16.90/hr3c0125d2cffa3a1d…
2026-08-02$16.90/hr95981dbf5252089e…
2026-08-01$16.90/hr16fc978df1904d1c…
2026-07-31$16.90/hr0f2550e0e196e4aa…
2026-07-30$16.90/hr6ff50b9b5ba2d934…
2026-07-29$16.90/hrcc713c9e858d2339…
2026-07-28$16.90/hr6f5cce94ad769434…
2026-07-27$16.90/hr04a3c9b54d66c7a3…

Each row is a dated, hashed snapshot — provenance an appeal firm, permit expediter or audit/refund shop can cite when the agency has already overwritten the number. Full signed history via the diff API.

Why this page exists

California DIR/DLSE — state minimum wage FAQ publishes this value and overwrites it in place when it changes. There is normally no public way to learn what it was last year. We keep every observation, so the answer accrues here.