--- title: "Farmer Boys Raises Minimum Wage At Company-Owned Restaurants In California" url: https://burnaze.com/article/36117628-e953-4689-bfa2-edca41245dec source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/farmer_boys_raises_minimum_wage_at_companyowned_restaurants_in_california.html author: "Kerry Pipes" category: "Restaurants" industry: "Restaurants" topics: ["Regulation & legal"] published: 2021-08-30T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T01:37:06.614Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6227_plate.jpg --- # Farmer Boys Raises Minimum Wage At Company-Owned Restaurants In California **TL;DR:** Farmer Boys has raised the minimum wage for all California restaurant-level hourly employees in its company-owned restaurants to $15 per hour. The company said it is also adding a second performance-based merit increase for employees in company stores. *By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-08-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/farmer_boys_raises_minimum_wage_at_companyowned_restaurants_in_california.html).* ## Story On August 31, fast-casual concept Farmer Boys raised the minimum pay for all California restaurant-level hourly employees in its company-owned restaurants to $15 per hour. The policy does not include general managers. The company said it is also adding a second performance-based merit increase for employees in company stores. “As a company, we rely on the hard work and dedication of our restaurant team members to keep our restaurants running while providing exceptional service to our guests. This move to increase minimum pay is a substantial, yet crucial, investment for the future of Farmer Boys,” said Arlene Petokas, vice president/chief people officer at Farmer Boys. “The pandemic has left much of the restaurant industry with staffing challenges, and, we hope with this wage increase, our valued team members will continue their career path to grow within the company.” The company said in a statement that 62% of its hourly employees at company-owned restaurants currently make more than $15/hour. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - California (location) - Kerry Pipes (person) - Farmer Boys (company) - minimum wage (topic) - company-owned restaurants (topic) - hourly employees (topic) - performance-based merit increase (topic) --- Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/farmer_boys_raises_minimum_wage_at_companyowned_restaurants_in_california.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/36117628-e953-4689-bfa2-edca41245dec).