Jury Pay by State

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Jury duty pay in California

$0a day to start$15a day later on

No pay for the first day, then $15 a day12

Public employees who get regular pay during service do not receive the daily fee.

Your rights as a juror

Mileage
$0.34 a mile, round trip, starting on the second day12
Job protection
Labor Code 230 bars employers from discharging or discriminating against an employee for taking time off for jury duty after reasonable notice2
Postponing or being excused
Deferral is preferred for temporary hardship. Excuse requests must be in writing with facts showing undue hardship such as extreme financial burden or dependent care4
One day or one trial
Yes. If you are not picked after one day, your service is usually done.23
Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

  1. Code of Civil Procedure section 215, public.law (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. Terms of Service, Superior Court of California, County of Solano, checked 1 November 2026
  3. California Rules of Court rule 2.1002, Judicial Council of California, checked 1 November 2026
  4. California Rules of Court rule 2.1008, Judicial Council of California, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.