The minimum wage rate in Redwood City increased to $17.70 per hour on January 1, 2024. This rate applies to all businesses operating within the geographic boundaries of Redwood City.
Other geographic boundaries may have their own minimum wage laws, such as in the city of San the State of California or the County of Los Angeles. For example, California’s state minimum wage rate is $16 per hour. There may be overlapping minimum wage protections at the city, county, state, and federal level. Generally, the highest hourly rate for employees in overlapping jurisdictions applies. That is why even though the $16 per hour minimum wage rate applies virtually everywhere in California, the higher $17.70 per hour rate applies in the overlapping jurisdiction of Redwood City, California.