SANTA MONICA—Starting Tuesday, July 1, the minimum wage in the city of Santa Monica increased from $17.27 per hour $17.81 per hour.
This amount increases annually by the published Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Works (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles metropolitan area (LA-Riverside-Orange County, CA) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Santa Monica posts the new rates annually on or near January 1.
Hotel workers wage increases from $20.32 to $22.50 per hour on July 1.
The ordinance also includes service charges, first-time workers, enforcement provisions, and a limited exemption for employers providing transitional jobs. To apply for the Transitional Jobs exemption, email wagehelp@dcba.lacounty.gov. For other details, see the wage tables and other information on the city of Santa Monica website.
The State of California, the City and County of Los Angeles, and other jurisdictions also have minimum wage laws. Santa Monica employers must comply with all relevant laws. Where requirements conflict, the employer must follow the law that is most generous to employees.
By Danny Jones