Table: Living wage ordinances currently in place

Table: Living wage ordinances currently in place

	City and Year Enacted	Wages and Benefits	Employees Covered
1	Alexandria, VA; 2000	$10.21 index annually to the poverty line for a family of four with cost for health insurance	City employees, contracts and subcontracts and other firms who benefit from over $75,000
2	Ann Arbor, MI; 2001	$8.70 with health $10.20 without, index annually	Subsidies or service contracts over $10,000
3	Ashland, OR; 2001	Wage and benefits package worth at least $10.75 an hour, indexed annually to inflation	City, service contracts, subsidies over $15,000
4	Baltimore, MD; 1994	$6.10 in 1996 to $7.70 in 1999, $8.20 in 2000	Service contractors; construction contracts over $5,000; includes subcontractors
5	Berkeley, CA; 2000	$9.75 and 11.37 without benefits	City, contracts, financial assistance recipients, and leaseholders of city land
6	Boston, MA; 1997	$7.49; adjusted annually by the higher of the federal poverty line for a family of four, CPI or 110% of the federal minimum wage	Subsidies (grant, loan, tax incentive, bond financing) over $100,000 for for-profits with over 25 employees and non-profits with over 100 employees; includes subcontractors and leaseholders or renters of beneficiaries; exemptions for hardship.
7	Buffalo, NY; 1999	$6.22 in 2000, $7.15 in 2001, $8.08 in 2002 (a dollar more without benefits)	Contracts and subcontracts over $50,000
8	Cambridge, MA; 1999	$10.68 adjusted annually by CPI	Employees of the city, contract or subcontracts over 10,000, and firms that benefit from at lest $10,000 annually
9	Chicago, IL; 1998	$7.60	Service contracts with over 25 employees; includes subcontractors; exemptions for non-profits
10	Cleveland, OH; 2000	$8.20, increased to 9.20 Oct. 2002 (indexed accordingly thereafter on annual basis)	Contracts and subsidies over 75,000 with at least 20 employees (profit) and 50 employees for non-profit with a wage ratio grater than 5:1.
11	Cook County, IL; 1998	$7.60	Service contractors
12	Corvallis, OR; 1999	$9.00 adjusted annually by CPI	Contracts over $5,000
13	Dane County, WI; 1999	100% of poverty line for a family of four	Service contracts and subsidies over $5,000.
14	Denver, CO; 2000	100% of poverty line for a family of four	Contract or subcontract over $2,000
15	Des Moines, IA; 1988, updated 1996 and 1998	$7.00 in 1988 to $9.00 in 1996	Subsidies (revolving loan fund, enterprise community business capital fund); exemptions for start-up or hardship.
16	Detroit, MI; 1998	100% of poverty line for a family of four with health benefits; 125% of poverty line without benefits	Service contracts or subsidies (federal grant programs, revenue bond financing, planning assistance, tax increment financing, tax credits) over $50,000; includes subcontractors and leaseholders
17	Duluth, MN; 1997	$6.50 with health benefits; $7.25 without health benefits; adjusted annually by CPI	Subsidies (investment fund loans, enterprise zone credits, business loans and grants, tax increment financing land write downs, industrial part land write downs, lease abatements); includes subcontractors; exemptions for small employers and community development block grant recipients.
18	Durham, NC; 1998	$8.14 (federal poverty line for a family of four)	Service contracts; includes subcontractors
19	East Pointe, MI; 2001	100% of poverty line for a family of four with health 125% without (currently $8.23 and $10.00 respectively)	Contracts or tax incentives of at least $5,000
20	Eau Claire County, WI; 2000	$6.67 with health or $7.40 without	Contracts over 100,000
21	Ferndale, MI; 2001	$8.50 with health $9.75 without, index annually	Service contracts over $25,000
22	Gary, IN; 1991	Prevailing wage for similar occupations in the county and health care for employees working over 25 hr/wk	Subsidies (industrial revenue bonds, economic grants or other economic development incentives); includes subcontractors
23	Gloucester County, NJ; 2001	The greater of $8.50 or the federal poverty level with health, addition 2.37 without	County contractors
24	Hartford, CT; 1999	110% of poverty level for a family of 4, with health benefits that requires employees To pay no more than 3% of annual wages (or equivalent)	Contracts over $50,000
25	Hayward, CA; 1999	$8.00 with health benefits; $9.25 without benefits; adjusted yearly by CPI; paid and unpaid leave	Service contracts over $25,000; includes subcontractors
26	Hudson County, NJ; 1999	150% of federal minimum wage	Service contractors
27	Jersey City, NJ; 1996	$7.50; 5 days vacation; $2,000 annually for health benefits	Contractors
28	Kankakee County, IL; 1999	$11.42 or 130% of the poverty level (whichever is higher), provide 80% of health and dental for full time employees at any new development, and offer pension or profit sharing	Companies benefiting from local 'Enterprise Zone' tax breaks
29	Los Angeles, CA; 1997	$7.50 with benefits; $8.50 without benefits; 12 paid days for vacation, sick or personal leave	Service contracts over $25,000 and a term over 3 months; includes subcontractors; exemptions for first time recipients of financial assistance and employers with fewer than 5 employees
30	Los Angeles County, CA; 1999	$8.32 with health benefits; $9.46 without health benefits	Contractors
31	Madison, WI; 1999	100% of poverty line for a family of four in 1999; 105% in 2000; 110% in 2001	Certain contracts over $5,000 and certain subsidies over $100,000
32	Miami Beach, FL; 2001	$8.56 with health, $9.81 without	City, and certain city service contract over $100,000
33	Miami-Dade County, FL; 1999	$8.56 with health benefits; $9.81 without benefits	County workers, service contractors, and airport licensees
34	Milwaukee (City), WI; 1995	$6.05 adjusted annually by federal poverty line for a family of three.	Service contracts; excludes contracts that involve the purchase of goods; includes subcontractors
35	Milwaukee (County), WI; 1997	$6.25; adjusted by union pay scales	County workers
36	Milwaukee (School Board), WI; 1996	7.7	School board workers
37	Minneapolis, MN; 1997	110% of poverty line for a family of four without benefits; 100% of poverty line with benefits	Subsidies over $100,000 in one year (economic development contracts; land sales at less than the fair market price, loans, bonds excluding conduit bonds, grants and city tax incentives); exemptions for community development corporations and small businesses.
38	Missoula, MT; 2001	Match pay of lowest-paid full time employees of the City ($7.95) and provide health	Recipients of city economic development assistance
39	Multnomah County, OR; 1998	$9.00 (wage and benefits combined); adjusted annually by CPI	Service contracts; new and renewed contracts only
40	New Haven, CT; 1997	1997-1998 100% of federal poverty line for a family of four; increases annually to 120% of federal poverty line by 2001	Service contracts; includes subcontractors
41	New York, NY; 1996	Prevailing wage of similar occupations in the city	Service contracts; includes subcontractors; exemptions for non-profits
42	North Hampton, MA; 1999	$7.49 with health benefits; $9.00 without benefits	Contractors
43	Oakland, CA; 1998	$8.00 with health benefits; $9.25 without benefits; adjusted yearly by regional CPI; 12 days paid leave	Service contracts over $25,000 or subsidies over $100,000; includes subcontractors
44	Omaha, NE; 2000	100% of poverty line for a family of four with health benefits; 110% without health benefits	City employees, contracts and subcontracts and other firms who benefit from over $75,000
45	Orange County, NC; 1998	8	County workers
46	Oyster Bay, NY; 2001	$9.00 with health $10.25 without	Janitorial or security contracts or subcontracts over $50,000
47	Pasadena, CA; 1998	$7.25 with health benefits; $8.50 with no benefits	Service contracts over $25,000
48	Pittsburgh, PA; 2001	$9.12 with health, $10.62 without	City, certain service contractors, recipients of subsidies and certain leaseholders (profit, at least 10 employees; non-profit, at least 25)
49	Pittsfield Township, MI; 2001	$8.70 with health and $10.20 without, adjust for inflation annually	Service contract, and financial assistance over $10,000 (profit, at least 5 employees; non-profit, at least 10)
50	Portland, OR; 1996	$6.75 in 1996; $7.00 in 1998; adjusted by cost of living increase received by city workers	Service contracts; exemptions for training or educational work
51	Richmond, VA; 2001	$8.50 with family health, $10.13 without	School board workers
52	Rochester, NY; 2001	$8.52 with health, $9.52 without	Contracts over 50,000
53	San Antonio, TX; 1998	$9.27 for non-durable goods manufacturing and service; $10.13 for durable goods manufacturing	Subsidies (tax abatements)
54	San Fernando, CA; 2000	$7.25, $8.50 with no health benefits; adjusted annually based on state employment retirement system	Contracts or grants of more than $25,000
55	San Francisco, CA; 2000	$10.00 followed by 2.5% increases for the next three years and health insurance or penalty payments to City's public health system fund	City service contracts, non-profits and leaseholders at the San Francisco International Airport
56	San Jose, CA; 1998	Higher of prevailing wage (union scale wages) or $9.50 with benefits; $10.75 without benefits; adjusted annually based on federal poverty line, geographic cost of living differentials, or CPI.	Service contracts over $20,000; exemptions for hardship to small businesses
57	Santa Clara County, CA; 1995	$10.00 with health benefits	Manufacturers who would not have located in the county without the rebate who create and sustain at least 10 full time, permanent manufacturing jobs
58	Santa Cruz, CA; 2000	$11.00 with health, $12.00 without	City, profit and non-profit city service contracts
59	Santa Monica, CA; 2001	$10.50 with health, additional $1.75 without (increasing to $2.50 in 2002)	Employers operating within Coastal Zone tourist district with revenues over $5 million
60	Somerville, MA; 1999	100% of poverty level for a family of 4	Employees of the city, contracts or subcontracts over 50,000, and firms that benefit from at lest $50,000 annually (30,000 in 2001, 10,000 in 2003)
61	St. Louis, MO; 2000	A wage sufficient to lift a family of three above the eligibility level for food stamps ($8.84 with health, 10.76 without)	Contracts over 50,000 and business development subsidies over 100,000
62	St. Paul, MN; 1997	110% of poverty line for a family of four without benefits; 100% of poverty line with benefits	Subsidies over $100,000 in one year (economic development contracts; land sales at less than the fair market price, loans, bonds excluding conduit bonds, grants and city tax incentives); exemptions for community development corporations and small businesses.
63	Suffolk County, NY; 2001	$9.00 with health $10.25 without	Subsidies over $50,000 or service contracts over $10,000
64	Thompkins County, NY, 1998	$16,500 annually (phased in over two years)	Human service contractors
65	Toledo, OH; 2000	110% of poverty line for a family of four with health benefits; 130% without health benefits	Contracts over $10,000 (more than 25 employees) and subsidies over $100,000 (more than 50 employees)
66	Tucson, AZ; 1999	$8.26, $9.30 without health benefits
67	Ventura County, CA; 2001	$8.00 with health, $10.00 without	All contractors and subcontractors
68	Warren, MI; 2000	100% of poverty line for a family of four or $8.83, 125% without health benefits	Contracts or tax breaks over $50,000
69	West Hollywood, CA; 1997	$7.25 with health benefits; $8.50 with no benefits; 12 paid days for vacation, sick or personal leave	Service contracts over $25,000 and a term over 3 months; includes subcontractors.
70	Ypsilanti , MI; 1999	$8.50, $10.00 without health benefits	Companies receiving City service contracts or assistance over $20,000 in a given year
71	Ypsilanti Township, MI; 1999	$8.50 with health care, $10.00 without	Companies receiving City service contracts or assistance over $10,000 ($20,000 for non-profits) in a given year

Source: "Living Wage Successes." Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, www.acorn.org
Last updated October 2001