California Minimum Wage
(Student Wages)
California Minimum Wage - Effective January 1, 2024 - $16.00/hr
Although UCSB is governed by Federal Law, we choose to adhere to the California State Minimum Wage provisions in order to remain competitive as an employer. Our Student Assistant positions begin at a rate equal to the California Minimum Wage. The following is a schedule of the minimum wage changes in the future:
January 1, 2024 - $16.00/hr (current)
January 1, 2023 - $15.50/hr
January 1, 2022 - $15.00/hr
January 1, 2021 - $14.00/hr
January 1, 2020 - $13.00/hr
January 1, 2019 - $12.00/hr
January 1, 2018 - $11.00/hr
January 1, 2017 - $10.50/hr
January 1, 2016 - $10.00/hr
July 1, 2014 - $9.00/hr
Federal Minimum Wage (effective July 2009) = $7.25/hr
California State Minimum Wage (effective January 2024) = $16.00/hr
UCSB Minimum Wage for Student Assistants (effective January 2024) = $16.00/hr
Student Assistant I (tc 4922) Salary Range = $16.00 - $40.00/hr
For more information about Student Employment, refer to the Student Employment Guidelines (Rev Jan 2024).
Federal Contractors Minimum Wage
Federal Contractors Minimum Wage - Effective January 1, 2024 - $17.20/hr
Executive Order 14026 states that the Federal Government’s procurement interests in economy and efficiency are promoted when the Federal Government contracts with sources that adequately compensate their workers. The Executive Order raises the minimum wage paid by those contractors to workers performing work on or in connection with covered federal contracts to $17.20 per hour, beginning January 1, 2024.
This Executive Order minimum wage generally applies to workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts that are entered into, renewed, or extended (pursuant to an option or otherwise) on or after January 30, 2022, in the following four categories:
- Procurement contracts for construction covered by the DBA;
- Service contracts covered by the SCA;
- Concessions contracts, including any concessions contract excluded from the SCA by the Department’s regulations at 29 CFR 4.133(b); and
- Contracts in connection with federal property or lands and related to offering services for federal employees, their dependents, or the general public.