San Diego Hourly Minimum Wage Will Increase to $15 Effective Jan. 1 [View all]
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, employees who perform at least two hours of work in one or more
calendar weeks of the year within the geographic boundaries of the City of San Diego will receive a minimum wage increase from $14 to $15 an hour. The change is in accordance with the Citys Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance that was approved in 2016 and authored by Mayor Todd Gloria when he served on the City Council.
When San Diego voters overwhelmingly approved the Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage
Ordinance, we did it with the belief that no one who works full time should have to live in
poverty, said Mayor Gloria. This latest increase means San Diego workers will finally earn at
least $15 per hour. This significant milestone will make a difference in the lives of thousands of
working families and better enable them to make ends meet.
The ordinance is applicable to all industries and businesses and there are no exceptions. Tips and gratuities do not count toward payment of minimum wage.
Employees will continue to earn sick leave, either by the accrual or front load method, in accordance with the ordinance. Employees may use earned sick leave for all the reasons described in the ordinance, which includes, but is not limited to, time for their own medical care or for the medical care of a family member.
Employers may limit an employees use of earned sick leave to 40 hours in a benefit year.
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10-01_city_of_san_diego_hourly_minimum_wage_will_increase_to_15.pdf