LOS ANGELES—Minimum-wage workers in the City of Los Angeles will get a modest pay boost starting July 1, with the hourly rate increasing to $16.04 and in unincorporated areas of LA County to $15.96.
Prior to the date, the minimum wage had been $15.
According to the mayor’s office, more than 600,000 Angelenos make minimum wage and will receive a pay increase Friday.
Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks to journalists in Long Beach, Calif., on Jan 11, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
The city’s minimum wage hike was announced in February by Mayor Eric Garcetti.
The City of LA’s bump is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in the L.A. metropolitan area, according to the city….