What is the current Los Angeles hotel wage schedule?
Use the revised schedule, not the original publicity about a $30 wage by 2028. The Office of Wage Standards states that the May 26, 2026 amendment changed benefits and future wage steps and that its April 1, 2026 memorandum is no longer applicable. Office of Wage Standards.
The revised chart covers hotels with at least 60 rooms in the City of Los Angeles and hotels with at least 50 rooms in the Airport Hospitality Enhancement Zone. Official revised wage chart.
| Period | Cash wage | Required hourly health-benefit amount |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 | $25.00 | $4.25 |
| July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028 | $25.50 | $6.00 |
| July 1, 2028–June 30, 2029 | $28.50 | Pending calculation |
Source: Los Angeles revised chart, May 27, 2026. (wagesla.lacity.gov)
Where qualifying health benefits are not provided, the required benefit payment is additional hourly wages; a shortfall must also be paid. The chart states that health-benefit payments are not required on overtime hours. Official revised chart.
Illustrative underwriting calculation—not a staffing benchmark: Assume 80,000 annual covered, non-overtime hours, no qualifying employer health benefits, unchanged staffing, and wages exactly at the applicable floor. Combined hourly cash requirements increase from $29.25 to $31.50 on July 1, 2027: an annualized $180,000 increase. With hours evenly distributed, the incremental calendar-2027 amount is $90,000, before payroll taxes and other consequential costs.
Do now: Reconcile the benefit credit employee by employee, distinguish overtime hours, and obtain advice on any claimed exemption or waiver. Do not simply multiply headcount by the headline wage.
What changed in Florida?
Florida’s minimum wage increased to $15 per hour on September 30, 2026. FloridaCommerce identifies that rate as effective through December 31, 2027. FloridaCommerce minimum-wage page.
Recommended diligence: Test the first affected payroll, review tipped-worker treatment separately, and budget any discretionary adjustments needed to preserve supervisory pay differentials. Label the latter as an operating assumption, not a statutory requirement.