Contents. 1  1 Minimum wages by country (European countries) 2  2 Minimum wages by country (other countries) 3  3 Minimum wages by country (other territories)  4 For 1  comparison. 5 Countries with no minimum wage.  6 See 1  also. 7 References.  8 External links.
Under Californiaâs plan, its minimum wage, currently one of the highest in the nation at $10 an hour, would rise to $10.50 in 2017, $11 in 2018 and a dollar each year through 2022. The pact was also hailed by labor advocates.
The wage measures in California and New York reverberated nationally. The California legislation will raise the statewide minimum to $10.50 on Jan. 1 for businesses with 26 or more workers, the first of several incremental increases to $15, with future raises tied to inflation. Smaller businesses will have an additional year to phase in each increase.