Proposal. 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.Annual Inflation-Driven Increases Starting in 2022.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.