Statewide Minimum Wage Scheduled to Increase. Under a law passed in 2013, Californiaâs statewide minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $10 per hour on January 1, 2016. No further statewide increases are scheduled under current law. Past Increases to California Statewide Minimum Wage.roposal. Annual $1 Increases Through 2021. The measure would increase Californiaâs statewide minimum wage from $10 per hour to $11 per hour on January 1, 2017. It would continue to raise the stateâs minimum wage by $1 per hour each January until the stateâs minimum wage becomes $15 per hour in January 2021.