Los Angeles will raise the minimum wage for workers in the city’s hotels and airports to $30 per hour by 2028 after a vote by the City Council this week.

The council voted 12-3 in favor of a proposal to raise the city’s Living Wages and Hotel Worker Minimum Wage ordinances on Wednesday, with the first planned increase to raise the wage to $22.50 an hour in July, then $25 an hour in 2026, $27.50 an hour in 2027, and finally $30 an hour in 2028, the year that the city is set to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“For years, our hotel and airport workers have done the heavy lifting — welcoming millions, keeping LA moving and powering the city’s growth,” said council member Curren Price in a statement. “This policy is about respect, recognition, and fair pay for the workers who’ve always been essential to LA’s success.”

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