PAGA by the Numbers

The Trend Is Not Slowing Down

10,100+
Cases filed in 2025
42%
Year-over-year increase
$352M
Total penalties FY 2023–24

Settlement Data

Metric Amount
Median PAGA settlement$575,000
Average PAGA settlement$1,118,777
Average settlement (recent FY)~$4 million per employer
Average attorney fees per case$1,000,000+
Average per-employee payout$1,123

Who Is Filing?

  • 5 law firms accounted for nearly 25% of all PAGA notices filed
  • One attorney filed 597 notices in a single year
  • 3 firms filed more than one PAGA notice per day on average
The takeaway: PAGA has become an industry. Law firms actively seek out non-compliant restaurants. If your break compliance isn’t airtight, it’s a matter of when — not if — you’ll be targeted.

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