California & New York Minimum Wage Calculator

California allows no tip credit: tipped workers must receive the full $16.90 before tips.

California, New York share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 2.

California minimum wage earnings estimator

California allows no tip credit: tipped workers must receive the full $16.90 before tips.

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California at a glance

Figure	California	Source
State minimum wage	$16.90/hr	[4]
Tipped cash wage	$16.90/hr	[4]
Full-time annual gross	$35,152	[4]
Median 2BR rent	$2,745	[1]

[4] [1] Sources

State minimum wage — all 50 states

California highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: California, ranked 4 of 50. Median $11.

California earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at California's $16.90 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week	26 wks	36 wks	44 wks	48 wks	50 wks	52 wks
10 h	$4,394	$6,084	$7,436	$8,112	$8,450	$8,788
12 h	$5,273	$7,301	$8,923	$9,734	$10,140	$10,546
15 h	$6,591	$9,126	$11,154	$12,168	$12,675	$13,182
18 h	$7,909	$10,951	$13,385	$14,602	$15,210	$15,818
20 h	$8,788	$12,168	$14,872	$16,224	$16,900	$17,576
24 h	$10,546	$14,602	$17,846	$19,469	$20,280	$21,091
25 h	$10,985	$15,210	$18,590	$20,280	$21,125	$21,970
28 h	$12,303	$17,035	$20,821	$22,714	$23,660	$24,606
30 h	$13,182	$18,252	$22,308	$24,336	$25,350	$26,364
32 h	$14,061	$19,469	$23,795	$25,958	$27,040	$28,122
35 h	$15,379	$21,294	$26,026	$28,392	$29,575	$30,758
37.5 h	$16,478	$22,815	$27,885	$30,420	$31,688	$32,955
40 h	$17,576	$24,336	$29,744	$32,448	$33,800	$35,152
45 h	$19,773	$27,378	$33,462	$36,504	$38,025	$39,546
50 h	$21,970	$30,420	$37,180	$40,560	$42,250	$43,940

Worked figures for California

California values:

Hours	Weekly	Monthly	Annual	Rent Burden
10 h/wk	$169	$732	$8,788	375%
15 h/wk	$253	$1,098	$13,182	250%
20 h/wk	$338	$1,465	$17,576	187%
25 h/wk	$422	$1,831	$21,970	150%
30 h/wk	$507	$2,197	$26,364	125%
35 h/wk	$592	$2,563	$30,758	107%
40 h/wk	$676	$2,929	$35,152	94%
45 h/wk	$760	$3,295	$39,546	83%
50 h/wk	$845	$3,662	$43,940	75%

How California compares nationally

On state minimum wage, California ranks #4 of 50 at $16.90/hr — 48% above the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

Rank	State	State minimum wage
#2	New York	$17.00/hr
#3	Connecticut	$16.94/hr
#4	California	$16.90/hr
#5	Hawaii	$16.00/hr
#6	Rhode Island	$16.00/hr

No tip credit — full minimum before tipss, ranked

Same rule structure as California:

State	State minimum wage	vs California
California	$16.90/hr	—
Alaska	$14.00/hr	-17.2%
Nevada	$12.00/hr	-29.0%
Minnesota	$11.41/hr	-32.5%
Montana	$10.85/hr	-35.8%

California questions, answered with California numbers

What is the minimum wage in California?▾

$16.90/hour · rank #4/50 · $9.65 above the federal floor.

What does that pay full time in California?▾

$35,152/year · $2,929/month · $676/week at 40 h.

Can it cover California rent?▾

Median 2BR rent is $2,745 · that is 94% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).

What about tipped work in California?▾

California allows no tip credit · full $16.90 cash wage required before tips.

Part-time at 20 hours?▾

$17,576/year · $1,465/month · rent would take 187% of it.

Other no tip credit — full minimum before tipss

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. California figures only — verify with the relevant California agency before acting. How this is calculated.