Silicon Valley minimum wage to rise next year, but workers say it’s not enough to get by

Next month will bring a minimum wage bump to workers in Silicon Valley, but it’s barely enough for these earners to survive in one of the most expensive places in the country.

Once a trailblazer in increasing minimum wage, San Jose now lags behind six cities in Santa Clara County, going up by just 40 cents from $17.55 an hour to $17.95 come Jan. 1. The county’s highest minimum wage is in Mountain View, which will jump to $19.20 in January, followed by Sunnyvale at $19.