California’s IHSS providers will see two kinds of raises in 2027. The first is automatic: the state minimum wage rises to $17.40 an hour on January 1, 2027, and no county can pay an IHSS provider less. The second depends on where you live. Each county negotiates its own IHSS wage with the union that represents providers there, and several of those contracts already have 2027 raises written in.
This article lists every 2027 county raise we could trace to a county record or a union announcement as of November 1, 2026. It is a preview, not the official list. When the new rates are confirmed in January, we will update our full county-by-county IHSS pay table.
At a glance · November 1, 2026
What we know about IHSS pay in 2027
New statewide minimum wage on January 1, 2027. No IHSS provider can be paid less.
Counties with a 2027 raise we could trace to a county record or union announcement.
Earliest year state law contemplates moving IHSS bargaining to the state. Counties still set pay in 2027.
Raises take effect only after the California Department of Social Services approves them. Dates below are the earliest each raise can start.
Two kinds of raises in 2027
The state minimum wage sets the floor. Under California Labor Code section 1182.12, the state’s Director of Finance must decide by August 1 each year whether to raise the minimum wage for inflation. On July 31, 2026, the Department of Finance certified $17.40 an hour for 2027, a 2.99 percent increase from $16.90.
Counties can pay more, and most do. A county usually raises IHSS pay through a “wage supplement,” a set amount added on top of the minimum wage, negotiated with SEIU Local 2015 or United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME Local 3930). Under the state rules counties use, when the minimum wage goes up, the supplement is applied again on top of the new minimum. A county paying minimum wage plus $3.00 in 2026 would pay $17.40 plus $3.00 in 2027.
Not every contract works that way. Some set a fixed dollar amount, and some say a wage will be “this amount or so much above minimum wage, whichever is higher.” The tables below say which kind each county has.
January 1, 2027: the new $17.40 floor
Starting January 1, 2027, no IHSS provider in California can be paid less than $17.40 an hour. After Siskiyou County approved its first IHSS contract in October 2026, SEIU Local 2015 said IHSS providers in every county will soon be paid above the state minimum. That means the new floor matters most as the base that county supplements sit on.
Siskiyou shows how it works. According to the union, the county’s new $0.85 supplement is added to the $16.90 minimum wage once the state implements the contract, for $17.75 an hour. On January 1 it rides up with the minimum wage to $18.25.
Scheduled county raises in 2027
These counties have a 2027 raise written into a contract, approved by the county board, or included in a county projection. They are listed by the earliest date the raise can start.
The 2027 schedule
Scheduled county raises in 2027
Raises already written into a county contract, approved by a county board, or included in a county projection, listed by the earliest date each can start.
- County record
- Union announcement
- Calculated by IHSS Connect
January2027
4 counties- San Francisco
Scheduled contract step
$25.50/hr - Siskiyou
New $0.85 supplement rides on the $17.40 minimum wage
$18.25/hr - Sacramento
Final step of the 2024 contract
$19.75/hr - Marin
County projection made in 2024
About$21.00/hr
March2027
1 county- San Diego
Supplement rises $1.00; wage is $21.40 or $4.50 above minimum wage, whichever is higher
$21.90/hrCalculated
July2027
4 counties- Alameda
Supplement rises from $5.20 to $5.62 above minimum wage
$23.02/hrCalculated - Santa Clara
Supplement step in new two-year contract
$22.44†/hrAs published - Monterey
Supplement reaches $4.49 above minimum wage
$21.39†/hrAs published - Santa Barbara
$20.40 or $3.50 above minimum wage, whichever is higher
$20.90/hrCalculated
January 1: counties where the supplement rides on top
In these counties, the contract or the union’s summary of it says the wage is the state minimum wage plus a supplement. If that holds, providers should see about 50 cents more an hour once the state processes the January 1 increase, even with no new negotiated step.
January 1, 2027
Where the minimum wage increase should carry through
In these counties the wage is built as the state minimum wage plus a supplement, so the $0.50 increase on January 1 should lift the whole rate.
- Los Angeles
Wage stays $2.74 above the state minimum wage
Supplement $2.74$20.14/hrCalculated - Alameda
Base wage is the state minimum wage, plus a supplement
Supplement $5.20$22.60/hrCalculated - San Diego
Base wage plus a negotiated supplement
Supplement $3.50$20.90/hrCalculated - Ventura
Base wage is the state minimum wage, plus a supplement
Supplement $4.07$21.47*/hrCalculated - Napa
$4.00 differential above the state minimum wage
Supplement $4.00$21.40*/hrCalculated
Many other counties use the same structure. If your county isn’t listed here, that doesn’t mean there’s no January raise. It means we couldn’t confirm the contract language. Your Public Authority can tell you.
Counties to watch in 2027
Some contracts end during 2027, and some counties are still negotiating. Del Norte County approved a new three-year contract in July 2026, and Amador County providers reached a tentative three-year agreement in March 2026; ask their Public Authorities for step dates.
Counties to watch
- Los AngelesContract ended Dec. 31, 2026
No public 2027 agreement found yet. The largest IHSS workforce in the state.
- OrangeNegotiating
Providers pressed the Board of Supervisors for raises through spring 2026. No 2027 agreement found.
- RiversideNext step: May 1, 2028
No negotiated step in 2027. The next one is $20.73 or $3.83 above minimum wage, whichever is higher.
- NapaContract ends June 30, 2027
A new agreement would be needed for the second half of 2027.
- AlamedaContract ends Sept. 30, 2027
The July 2027 step is the last scheduled raise in the current contract.
- VenturaContract ends Dec. 9, 2027
No negotiated step is scheduled in 2027 beyond the minimum wage increase.
- LakeOne-year contract
Approved July 2026 with a $0.45 raise; negotiations are set to resume.
- San JoaquinPath to $20.07 by Jan. 2028
The union’s projection already counts expected minimum wage increases.
Will statewide bargaining change this?
Not in 2027. California has debated moving IHSS bargaining from the 58 counties to the state for years, but the change has not happened.
How to check your county’s 2027 rate
Four steps, in order:
- Look at your next pay stub. Compare the hourly rate with the rate in our county table. A change usually shows up a pay period or two after the state approves it.
- Call your county’s Public Authority. It is the employer of record for bargaining and knows when a rate was approved. Find yours on the CAPA county directory.
- Check with your union. SEIU Local 2015 Member Action Center: 855-810-2015. UDW Member Resource Center: 1-800-621-5016.
- Report a pay error. If an approved rate isn’t on your check, call the IHSS Service Desk at (866) 376-7066.
Four steps
How to check your county’s 2027 rate
- Look at your next pay stub
Compare the hourly rate with the rate in our county table. A change usually shows up a pay period or two after the state approves it.
- Call your county’s Public Authority
It is the employer of record for bargaining and knows when a rate was approved. Find yours on the CAPA county directory.
- Check with your union
SEIU Local 2015 Member Action Center: 855-810-2015. UDW Member Resource Center: 1-800-621-5016.
- Report a pay error
If an approved rate isn’t on your check, call the IHSS Service Desk at (866) 376-7066.
See every county’s current rate. Our IHSS pay rates by county table covers all 58 counties and will be updated in January 2027 once the new rates are official.
All 58 counties
See every county’s current IHSS pay rate
Our county-by-county table will be updated in January 2027 once the new rates are official.
Sources
- California Department of Industrial Relations — 2027 minimum wage news release (2026-66)Department of Finance certified the 2027 minimum wage on July 31, 2026.
- CalChamber HRWatchdog — 2027 California minimum wage increasing to $17.40/hour$17.40 effective January 1, 2027; Labor Code 1182.12 requires the August 1 determination; 2.99% CPI increase.
- Legislative Analyst’s Office — IHSS provider wages and state/county costsCounty IHSS wages must at least equal the state minimum wage; wages rise through local bargaining and minimum wage increases.
- CSAC — IHSS Wages and Bargaining Provisions Brief (September 2023)How a wage supplement is re-applied when the minimum wage rises; increases take effect only after CDSS approval.
- CDSS — County IHSS Wage RatesState page listing county wage rates and collective bargaining status; IHSS Service Desk (866) 376-7066.
- San Francisco Human Services Agency — IHSS Provider WagesSan Francisco schedule: $25.00 September 2026; $25.50 January 2027.
- County of San Diego IHSS Public Authority — Statement of Proceedings, December 9, 2025MOU with UDW approved; wage supplement rises $1.00 in year one and another $1.00 in March 2027.
- UDW — San Diego County IHSS workers win raises$21.40 or $4.50 above minimum wage, whichever is higher, effective March 1, 2027.
- Alameda County Board of Supervisors (sitting as IHSS Public Authority) — MOU agenda item, September 9, 2025Base wage = state or federal minimum wage; supplement $5.20 to $5.62 effective July 1, 2027; term ends September 30, 2027.
- Ventura County IHSS Public Authority — Memorandum of Agreement with SEIU 2015, 2024–2027Base wage = minimum wage; supplement $4.07 after the July 2026 step; term through December 9, 2027.
- SEIU 2015 — Santa Clara County approves new contract (August 26, 2026)$21.54 on implementation; $22.44 in July 2027; state implementation in two to three months.
- SEIU 2015 — Monterey County tentative agreement (September 12, 2025)$21.39 on July 1, 2027; total supplement $4.49 above minimum wage.
- UDW — Santa Barbara County IHSS contract$20.40 or $3.50 above minimum wage, whichever is higher, effective July 1, 2027.
- SEIU 2015 — Siskiyou approves first IHSS contract (October 7, 2026)$0.85 supplement; $17.75 on implementation; $18.25 on January 1, 2027.
- SEIU 2015 — Sacramento Board of Supervisors approves contract (March 27, 2024)Scheduled increases reaching $19.75 by January 2027.
- County of Marin — Board to consider wage boost for caregivers (2024)County projected rates reaching $21.00 per hour by January 1, 2027, including anticipated minimum wage increases.
- SEIU 2015 — LA IHSS: Vote now to secure quality wages (2025)One-year Los Angeles agreement, January 1 – December 31, 2026; wages stay $2.74 above state minimum wage.
- UDW — Riverside County IHSS contract$19.90 from May 1, 2026; next step $20.73 or $3.83 above minimum wage on May 1, 2028.
- Napa County — Board approves IHSS wage increase (February 6, 2024)Napa agreement with SEIU 2015 effective through June 30, 2027.
- Citizen Portal — Napa County IHSS provider wage rises to $20.90 (January 15, 2026)Napa’s $4.00 differential above the state minimum wage (meeting summary, not the contract).
- SEIU 2015 — Lake County one-year contract (July 30, 2026)$0.45 raise; negotiations to resume next year.
- SEIU 2015 — San Joaquin County tentative agreement (April 24, 2025)Path to $20.07 by January 2028, including anticipated minimum wage increases.
- Citizen Portal — Orange County caregivers press county to increase IHSS wages (April 14, 2026)Orange County providers urging the board to raise wages and benefits.
- CalMatters Digital Democracy — AB 129 (2025 budget, IHSS bargaining)Advisory committee reports due January 1, 2027 – January 1, 2029; statewide bargaining no earlier than January 1, 2030.
- CalMatters Digital Democracy — AB 283 (Haney)Ordered to the Senate inactive file on September 9, 2025.
- CAPA — County Public Authorities directoryContact list for each county’s IHSS Public Authority.
County records and the state’s published minimum wage are the primary authority. Union announcements are cited where a county record was not available, and are labeled as such in the tables. Figures marked “calculated” are IHSS Connect’s arithmetic from contract terms.
About this article
IHSS Connect publishes this article for general information and education. It is not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney–client relationship. IHSS Connect is not a law firm and is not affiliated with the California Department of Social Services, any county agency, or any union.
Wages, contracts, and effective dates change, and every county raise needs state approval before it is paid. Only your county and its IHSS Public Authority can confirm your pay rate.
If your pay looks wrong, or you want advice about your own situation, talk to someone who can look at your record:
- IHSS Service Desk (timesheets and pay): (866) 376-7066
- CDSS Public Inquiry and Response: 1-800-952-5253
- Free and low-cost legal help: org
Wage figures reflect county records and union announcements available as of November 1, 2026. Verified November 2026.
