Santa Rosa minimum wage

$18.21 an hour since January 1, 2026, rising to $18.83 on January 1, 2027. That's $1.31 above the California rate of $16.90.

Who it covers: All employers (unless exempt by law), for employees who perform at least two hours of work in a week within Santa Rosa city limits. Same rate for all business sizes.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
January 1, 2026	$18.21	$18.21 (no tip credit)	srcity.org checked 2026-10-26
January 1, 2027 scheduled	$18.83	$18.83 (no tip credit)	srcity.org checked 2026-10-26

Changes not announced yet

January 1, 2028: Annual adjustment by the June to June San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward CPI-W. The city publishes the new rate by October 31, or within 60 days of the June CPI-W release if that comes later. (srcity.org)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

The city says the California Labor Commissioner enforces local minimum wage ordinances, including Santa Rosa's.
California doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped employees get the full rate.

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Get the Santa Rosa rate by API

One call returns the federal, state, county and city rates that apply at an address, the one that governs, the tipped cash wage and the next change, each with its official source.

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=CA&city=Santa%20Rosa" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

API docs · Pricing · State rates are free. City and county rates by name start on the Developer plan, address lookups on the Business plan.

Questions

What is the minimum wage in Santa Rosa in 2027?

$18.83 an hour from January 1, 2027.

Who does the Santa Rosa minimum wage cover?

All employers (unless exempt by law), for employees who perform at least two hours of work in a week within Santa Rosa city limits. Same rate for all business sizes.

When does the Santa Rosa minimum wage go up next?

On January 1, 2027, to $18.83 an hour.

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