This survey is intended for people who live and/or work in Alameda

The City of Alameda is considering increasing its minimum wage and would like to hear from you. This survey should take less than 3 minutes to complete.

Currently, the minimum wage in Alameda is $10.50 for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and $11.00 for those with over 25 employees. The statewide minimum wage—including Alameda’s—will gradually reach $15 per hour by 2023. 
 
Rate (Jan. 1) 26 Employees or More 25 Employees or Less
2018 $11 $10.50
2019 $12 $11
2020 $13 $12
2021 $14 $13
2022 $15 $14
2023 $15 $15
2024 Indexed Indexed
 
Many Bay Area cities have passed local minimum wage regulations that go beyond state law to more quickly reach and exceed $15 per hour. The following East Bay cities have a minimum wage higher than the State’s:

City Current Minimum Wage
San Leandro $13.00
Oakland $13.23
Richmond $13.41
El Cerrito $13.60
Berkeley $13.75
Emeryville (55 or fewer employees) $14.00
Emeryville (56 or more employees) $15.20

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* 1. Do you live in Alameda?

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* 2. Do you work in Alameda?

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* 3. If you work in Alameda, how much are you paid per hour? For salary employees, please choose the hourly equivalent.

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* 4. If you work in Alameda, what industry category best describes your job?  [Choose one category per job. If you have more than one job in Alameda, please check all applicable categories.]

Please let us know how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:

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* 5. An increase in the minimum wage will help me or other people in our community.

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* 6. If the minimum wage increases, it will make it harder to start and grow businesses in our community.

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* 7. An increase in the minimum wage makes sense because it is expensive to live in Alameda and the East Bay.

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* 8. An increase in the minimum wage will result in higher prices for the things that I buy and the services I need in Alameda.

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* 9. I am willing to pay more for the goods and services in Alameda, if the prices increase due to a higher minimum wage.

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* 10. A higher minimum wage will reduce the number workers in local businesses, since businesses will need to find ways to pay for the wage increase.

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* 11. How do you feel about the City of Alameda gradually increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020? This accelerates the State's mandated increase to the minimum wage, achieving $15 an hour by 2022 for businesses with 26 or more employees and by 2023 for businesses with 25 or less employees.

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* 12. Other comments:

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