The Santa Clarita minimum wage rose at the start of 2018, in both the city limits and surrounding unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, according to officials.

The minimum wage increased to $11.00 an hour for businesses with 26 or more employees and $10.50 an hour for businesses with 25 or less employees in the City of Santa Clarita.

The starting wage in unincorporated Los Angeles County was also hiked to $12.00 an hour for businesses with 26 or more employees and $10.50 an hour for companies with 25 employees or less, officials said.

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State law requires that most California workers be paid the minimum wage, according to officials.
“Some cities and counties have a local minimum wage that is higher than the state rate,” a news release stated. “Workers paid less than the minimum wage are urged to contact the Labor Commissioner’s Office in their area to file a wage claim.”

Employers must post information on wages, hours and working conditions at a worksite area accessible to employees, the news release continued.

“Governor Brown signed landmark legislation on April 4, 2016 making California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide by 2022 for large businesses, and by 2023 for small businesses,” the news release went on to say. “The legislation increases the minimum wage over time, consistent with economic expansion, while providing safety
valves to pause wage hikes if negative economic or budgetary conditions emerge.”

On each Jan. 1 until 2023, the minimum wage will increase by $1 until the minimum wage reaches $15 an hour.

The following is the schedule for the wage increases:

January 1, 2019, $11.00 an hour for companies with 25 employees or less, and $12.00 an hour for companies with 26 employees or more.

January 1, 2020, $12.00 an hour for companies with 25 employees or less, and $13.00 an hour for companies with 26 employees or more.

January 1, 2021, $13.00 an hour for companies with 25 employees or less, and $14.00 an hour for companies with 26 employees or more.

January 1, 2022, $14.00 an hour for companies with 25 employees or less, and $15.00 an hour for companies with 26 employees or more.

January 1 2023, $15.00 an hour for all companies.

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