--- title: "Daly City Minimum Wage 2027: $18.10 from Jan 1 | MCC" description: "Daly City, CA minimum wage: $18.10 from January 1, 2027, up $0.60 from $17.50. $0.70 above the California rate. Pay examples and the official source." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-daly-city-ca-2027" --- Free guide · Daly City, CA payroll # Daly City minimum wage 2027: $18.10 from January 1, 2027 The Daly City rate for 2026 and 2027, how it compares with the California minimum, and weekly and yearly pay at the new rate, from the official city page. [![Intuit ProAdvisor Gold tier badge](/img/credentials/intuit-proadvisor-gold.png)](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77)Gold tier in Intuit's ProAdvisor program. [See my Intuit listing](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77) Keeping your own books? Tallyfinch does invoices, bank import and reports on your computer. [See Tallyfinch](/bookkeeping/mcc-books-downloadable-bookkeeping-software) **Short answer.** Daly City: $18.10 an hour from January 1, 2027. $18.10 Daly City minimum wage from January 1, 2027 (+$0.60, 3.4%) ## Daly City minimum wage at a glance 2027 rate $18.10 an hour from January 1, 2027 2026 rate $17.50 an hour from January 1, 2026 Change +$0.60 an hour (3.4%) California rate, 2027 $17.40 an hour Daly City above California $0.70 an hour (4%) in 2027 Kind of rate City ordinance Official page City of Daly City: Minimum Wage ## Daly City rate history: 2026 to 2027 Daly City: $17.50 an hour from January 1, 2026. Daly City: $18.10 an hour from January 1, 2027. That is $0.60 more an hour, a 3.4% increase, for hours worked in Daly City on or after January 1, 2027. Want payroll set up right? [Payroll and leave tracking for New Jersey employers](/bookkeeping/payroll-and-leave-tracking-nj), or [employer registration in another state](/bookkeeping/out-of-state-employer-registration). ## Daly City compared with the California minimum wage The California general rate is $16.90 in 2026 and $17.40 in 2027. Daly City's $18.10 is $0.70 an hour, or 4%, above the state's 2027 rate; in 2026 the gap was $0.60. Over a 2,080-hour year that's $1,456 more than the state minimum for one full-time employee. See the [California 2027 minimum wage page](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-california-2027) for the state rules. ## What the Daly City rate means for pay Weekly gross pay at the Daly City minimum, before taxes. Hours over 40 are paid at time and a half under federal overtime rules. A full-time year of 2,080 hours comes to about $37,648 at the 2027 rate, against $36,400 at the 2026 rate and $36,192 at the California 2027 rate. | Schedule | Daly City 2026 | Daly City 2027 | Difference | California 2027 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Full time, 40 hours | $700.00 | $724.00 | +$24.00 | $696.00 | | Part time, 25 hours | $437.50 | $452.50 | +$15.00 | $435.00 | | 45 hours (5 at time and a half) | $831.25 | $859.75 | +$28.50 | $826.50 | For a staff list, the [payroll change calculator](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-payroll-change-calculator?state=ca) works out raises against the California rate; compare its results with Daly City's $18.10 for anyone who works in Daly City. ## Updating payroll for Daly City - List everyone who works in Daly City and is paid under $18.10 an hour, including part-time and seasonal staff and anyone who works there only some of the week. - Set the new rate in payroll with an effective date of January 1, 2027, and split any pay period that crosses it so hours before the date stay at $17.50. - Replace the Daly City minimum wage notice with the 2027 version from the official page. For the California rules beyond the local minimum wage (new hire reporting, unemployment tax, final pay and more), the [California Employer Compliance Kit 2027](/toolkits/california-employer-compliance-kit-2027) ($19) has a checklist, a deadline calendar and an Excel tracker. ## Where the Daly City rate applies The rate covers work done inside Daly City city limits. Mail addressed to Daly City uses ZIP codes 94014, 94015, 94016, 94017, but ZIP codes and city limits don't line up exactly, so confirm an address with the city before you set someone's rate. The nearest other local minimum wages, by straight-line distance from Daly City: - [San Mateo](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-san-mateo-ca-2027): $19.25 in 2027 ($1.15 higher), about 13 miles away - [Half Moon Bay](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-half-moon-bay-ca-2027): $18.52 in 2027 ($0.42 higher), about 15 miles away - [Hayward](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-hayward-ca-2027): $18.39 in 2027 ($0.29 higher), about 24 miles away - [Palo Alto](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-palo-alto-ca-2027): $19.25 in 2027 ($1.15 higher), about 25 miles away - [Cupertino](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-cupertino-ca-2027): $19.25 in 2027 ($1.15 higher), about 34 miles away Someone who works in more than one of these places is owed each place's rate for the hours worked there. ## Other local rates in California - [Cupertino](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-cupertino-ca-2027): $19.25 from January 1, 2027 - [Foster City](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-foster-city-ca-2027): $18.36 from January 1, 2027 - [Half Moon Bay](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-half-moon-bay-ca-2027): $18.52 from January 1, 2027 - [Hayward](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-hayward-ca-2027): $18.39 from January 1, 2027 - [Palo Alto](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-palo-alto-ca-2027): $19.25 from January 1, 2027 - [San Diego](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-san-diego-ca-2027): $18.35 from January 1, 2027 - [San Mateo](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-san-mateo-ca-2027): $19.25 from January 1, 2027 - [San Mateo County (unincorporated)](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-san-mateo-county-ca-2027): $18.58 from January 1, 2027 - 23 more with 2027 not yet announced, in the [local minimum wage table](/bookkeeping/local-minimum-wage-2027#st-ca) ## Official sources for Daly City - [City of Daly City: Minimum Wage](https://dalycity.org/678/Minimum-Wage) (checked November 2026) - [County of San Mateo Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement: 2026 minimum wage chart for the county and its cities](https://www.smcgov.org/media/155143/download) (checked November 2026) General information, not legal or payroll advice; we are not lawyers or payroll advisers. Checked November 2026 against the official Daly City pages above. A city or county can change a rate after we check, and coverage, employer-size rules and exemptions differ from place to place. Before you change payroll, confirm the rate with the local labor standards office, your payroll provider or an employment attorney. MCC Solutions isn't affiliated with any government agency. ## Daly City minimum wage questions **What is the Daly City minimum wage in 2027?** $18.10 an hour from January 1, 2027, up from $17.50. Daly City: $18.10 an hour from January 1, 2027. **How does the Daly City minimum wage compare with the California rate?** In 2027, Daly City is $0.70 an hour (4%) above the California rate of $17.40. In 2026 the gap was $0.60. Employers pay the Daly City rate for work done there. **How much is a full-time Daly City minimum wage job in 2027?** $724.00 a week for 40 hours, or about $37,648 a year at 2,080 hours, before taxes. That is $24.00 a week more than at the 2026 rate. 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