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Under the new statewide healthcare worker minimum wage law, all healthcare employers fall under one of four groups, each with their own timeline for raising the minimum wage of their employees.
Find your employer below to see what timeline you're on. Look for the overall company that employs you, not your specific facility, unless you are with an independent hospital/facility which would also be your employer.
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
SEIU-UHW members at Kaiser won a guaranteed minimum wage in our contract. Our minimum wage increased to $23/hour in June. Here is the timeline for minimum wage increases in our contract:
- June 2024 — $23
- June 2025 — $24
- June 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 4. Your employer is part of the community clinics groups. This includes community and primary care clinics, including federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics and intermittent clinics. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $22
- July 2027 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 4. Your employer is part of the community clinics groups. This includes community and primary care clinics, including federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics and intermittent clinics. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $22
- July 2027 — $25
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
SEIU-UHW members at Stanford won a guaranteed minimum wage in our contract. Our minimum wage increased to $25/hour in January 2023 and has increased since then.
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 1. Your employer has a facility with more than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with that many, or your employer is a dialysis clinic. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $23
- July 2025 — $24
- July 2026 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Group 4. Your employer is part of the community clinics groups. This includes community and primary care clinics, including federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics and intermittent clinics. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $22
- July 2027 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Your employer is in Group 2. Your employer has a facility that has fewer than 10,000 full time equivalent employees or is part of an integrated health system with fewer than 10,000. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $23
- July 2028 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
Group 4. Your employer is part of the community clinics groups. This includes community and primary care clinics, including federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, free clinics and intermittent clinics. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $21
- July 2026 — $22
- July 2027 — $25
Group 3. Your employer qualifies as truly financially distressed. This includes hospitals with high Medi-Cal and Medicare payor patient populations (over 90%) and small rural independent hospitals. Timeline for minimum wage increases:
- Oct. 16, 2024 — $18
- July 2025 — Annual Increase of 3.5% until $25/hour is reached
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Note: The California Department of Health Care Access and Information will ultimately determine which group/timeline each healthcare company falls under. The information on this page is based on current data we have for each company that employs SEIU-UHW members, last updated 10/12/2023.
