Santa Clara Minimum Wage Ordinance
Santa Clara
The city of Santa Clara (the city) enacted a minimum wage ordinance (the MWO) that requires you to pay any employee who works at least two hours in one calendar week within the geographic boundaries of the city at the local minimum wage rate (the Santa Clara minimum wage).
Alert content: Read about the January 1, 2026, minimum wage increase.
The MWO applies to your business if it is subject to Santa Clara’s business tax or if you maintain a business facility in Santa Clara.1 All professions, vocations, trades and activities are subject to the Santa Clara business tax.2 If you conduct any business in Santa
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