San Diego Minimum Wage 2025 Impact On Economy. It’s a modest raise compared to last. It’s been six months since minimum wage for workers at large fast food chains in california went from $16 to $20 an hour.

1, the hourly minimum wage rose to $16.85 in the city of san diego and to $16 in the rest of san diego county and california. For employers with 25 or less workers, the minimum wage would increase to $17 per hour on january 1, 2025, and $18 on january 1, 2026.