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The minimum wage in unincorporated areas of San Mateo County is set to increase to $17.06 an hour starting Jan. 1, 2024 as an automatic pay increase.
Employers, regardless of size must pay workers at least $17.06 for all time worked within the geographic boundaries of unincorporated San Mateo County beginning New Year's Day, the county said in a news release Friday.
The minimum wage must be paid to employees who work at least two hours a week, with few exceptions, the county added.
This new minimum wage will be $1.06 per hour, higher than the state's minimum wage, which is scheduled to increase to $16 an hour on Jan. 1, 2024.
In November 2022, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors set a minimum wage for the first time in unincorporated areas of at least $16.50 an hour, to be adjusted based on a formula involving the consumer price index.
According to the county, the minimum wage applies to nearly all workers, regardless of immigration status, across a wide geographic region. This includes North Fair Oaks, home to the Middlefield Road corridor, agricultural land stretching from south of Pacifica to Pescadero, Broadmoor Village in the north of the county and other unincorporated pockets.
San Mateo County's Executive Office will ensure that both employees and employers are aware of the new minimum wage, the county said, adding that the California Labor Commissioner's Office will enforce the minimum wage.
The minimum wage applies to so-called gig workers, employees who get paid tips and both adults and minors. Mirroring the state's minimum wage requirements, there is an exception for "learners" – who may earn 85 percent of the minimum wage for the first 160 hours of employment, then the full $17.06 per hour.
Official notices suitable for printing, along with details about the increase, can be found at www.smcgov.org/minwage.
The page includes employer notices in English, Spanish and simplified Chinese, along with frequently asked questions.
