Location | Year | Hourly Wage | Indexing/Increase Provisions | Applies To |
Baltimore, MD | 1994 | $7.70 | None | City contractors and subcontractors |
Boston, MA | 1997 | $8.23 | Adjusted every July to match either poverty level, inflation rate, or federal or state minimum wage | City contractors and subcontractors |
Buffalo, NY | 1999 | $6.221, $7.222 | $7.25 and $8.15 in 2001; and $8.08 and $9.08 in 2002 | City contractors and subcontractors |
Cambridge, MA | 1999 | $10 | None | City employees, contractors, subcontractors, financial assistance recipients |
Chicago, Il | 1998 | $7.60 | None | Private businesses providing certain types of employees |
Cook County, Il | 1998 | $7.60 | None | City contractors |
Dane County, WI | 1999 | $7.91 | 110% of poverty level | County employees and contractors |
Dayton, OH | 1998 | $71, $8.502 | None | City employees and contractors |
Des Moines, IA | 1996 | $9 | None | Financial assistance recipients |
Detroit, MI | 1998 | $8.271, $10.332 | Adjusted annually | City contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Duluth, MN | 1997 | $6.501, $7.252 | Indexed to CPI | City contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Durham, NC | 1998 | $7.55 as of 10/98 | Indexed to federal poverty level | Service contracts |
Hayward, CA | 1999 | $8.001, $9.252 | Indexed annually to area's CPI | City employees and contractors / subcontractors for certain services |
Hidalgo County, TX | 1999 | $7.50 | None | County employees and county controlled federal and state programs |
Hudson County, NJ | 1999 | $7.73 | Indexed to federal minimum wage | Apparel manufacturers and contractors that provide certain services |
Jersey City, NJ | 1996 | $7.50 | None | Private contractors providing certain types of employees |
Los Angeles County, CA | 1999 | $8.321, $9.462 | Adjusted by County Board of Supervisors | County contractors and subcontractors |
Los Angeles, CA | 1997 | $7.391, $8.642 | Adjusted annually | Service contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Madison, WI | 1999 | $7.91 | Indexed to federal poverty level | Service contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Memphis, TN | 1999 | Prevailing wage | None | Contractors and subcontractors on publicly funded projects |
Miami-Dade County, FL | 1999 | $8.561, $9.812 | None | County employees, contractors, and subcontractors; airport employees |
Milwaukee County, WI | 1997 | $6.25 | None | County contractors |
Milwaukee, WI | 1995 | $6.56 | Adjusted annually to match the federal poverty level | City service contractors |
Milwaukee, WI (public schools) | 1996 | $7.70 | None | School contractors |
Milwaukee, WI (public schools) | 1996 | $7.70 | None | School contractors |
Minneapolis, MN | 1997 | $8.271, $9.092 | Adjusted annually to match 100% - 110% of federal poverty level | Financial assistance recipients |
Multnomah County, OR | 1996 | $9 | Adjusted annually | Non-supervisory custodial, security, and food service employees |
New Haven, CT | 1997 | $9.09 | Adjusted annually | Certain city contractors |
New York, NY | 1996 | $7.25 - $11.25 | Adjusted annually by city comptroller | Certain city contractors |
Oakland, CA | 1998 | $81, $9.252 | Adjusted annually | City contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Orange County, NC | 1998 | $8 | None | County contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Pasadena, CA | 1998 | $7.251, $8.502 | None | City service contractors |
Portland, OR | 1996 | $8 | None | City service contractors |
San Antonio, TX | 1998 | $10.133, $9.274 | None | Tax abatement recipients |
San Jose, CA | 1998 | $9.501, $10.752 | Adjusted annually to poverty level, city cost of living, prevailing wage, or CPI | County contractors and subcontractors and financial assistance recipients |
Santa Clara County, CA | 1995 | $10 | None | Manufacturers applying for property tax rebate |
Somerville, MA | 1999 | $8.35 | Adjusted annually to federal poverty level or CPI | City service contractors and subcontractors |
St. Paul, MN | 1997 | $8.271, $9.092 | Adjusted annually to match 100% - 110% of federal poverty level | City service contractors receiving financial assistance |
Tuscon, AZ | 1999 | $81, $92 | None | City service contractors |
West Hollywood, CA | 1997 | $7.251, $8.502 | May be adjusted annually to reflect inflation | City contractors and subcontractors |
Ypsilanti, MI | 1999 | $8.501, $102 | None | City contractors and subcontractors |
1Without benefits |
2With benefits |
3Durable goods manufacturing |
4Non-durable goods manufacturing and services |
Albany, New York | San Francisco, California |
Albuquerque, New Mexico | Santa Monica, California |
Hartford, Connecticut | Toledo, Ohio |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Warren, Michigan |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Alexandria, Virginia | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Ann Arbor, Michigan | Long Beach, California |
Annapolis, Maryland | Louisville, Kentucky |
Arlington, Texas | Manhattan, Kansas |
Atlanta, Georgia | Marin County, California |
Austin, Texas | Mountain View, California |
Austin, Texas (school district) | Nashville, Tennessee |
Berkeley, California | Nassowadox, Virginia |
Bloomington, Indiana | Niagara County, New York |
Buffalo, New York (school district) | North Hampton, Massachusetts |
Cheyenne, Wyoming | Omaha, Nebraska |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Palo Alto, California |
Cleveland, Ohio | Portland, Maine |
Columbia, South Carolina | Prince George's County, Maryland |
Concord, New Hampshire | Providence, Rhode Island |
Covington, Kentucky | Provo, Utah |
Dallas, Texas | Racine, Wisconsin |
Denver, Colorado | Rapid City, Iowa |
Durham County, North Carolina | Reno, Nevada |
Eugene, Oregon | Rochester, New York |
Fresno, California | Salem, Oregon |
Gainsville, Florida | San Diego, California |
Grand Rapids, Michigan | Santa Cruz County, California |
Greensboro, North Carolina | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Seattle, Washington |
Helena, Montana | South Bend, Indiana |
Houston, Texas | Spokane, Washington |
Indianapolis, Indiana | St. Louis, Missouri |
Kalamazoo, Michigan | Tempe, Arizona |
Lansing, Michigan | Utica, New York |
Lexington, Kentucky | Valdosta, Georgia |
Lincoln, Nebraska | Washington, District of Columbia |
Lincoln City, Oregon | Williamsburg, Virginia |