MCO Historical Rates
The MCO rate is adjusted on January 1 each year, based on the prior year's change, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan statistical area. The required for-profit rates under the Minimum Compensation Ordinance for prior years are as follows:
- July 1, 2021
- For Profit Rate: $18.55/hour
- Non-Profit Rate:$17.34/hour
- Public Entities Rate: $18.00/hour
- December 8, 2020
- For Profit Rate: $18.24/hour
- Non-Profit Rate: $17.05/hour
- Public Entities Rate: $17.25/hour
- September 1, 2020
- For Profit Rate: $18.24/hour
- Non-Profit Rate: $16.50/hour
- Public Entities Rate: $17.25/hour
- July 1, 2020
- For-Profit Rate: $18.24/hour
- Non-Profit Rate: $16.50/hour
- Public Entities Rate: $16.50/hour
- July 1, 2019
- For-Profit Rate: $17.66/hour
- Non-Profit Rate: $16.50/hour
- Public Entities Rate: $16.50/hour
- February 1, 2019 - Public Entities Rate is $16.00 per hour.
MCO rate remains $17.00 per hour for For-Profits.
Non-Profits pay no less than the San Francisco Minimum Wage of $15.00 per hour. - November 11, 2018 - For-Profit Rate is $17.00 per hour.
Non-Profits pay no less than the San Francisco Minimum Wage of $15.00 per hour. - July 1, 2018 - Employers in San Francisco must pay the SF minimum wage rate of $15.00 per hour;
MCO rate remains $14.02 per hour for employers outside of San Francisco. - January 1, 2018: MCO rate is $14.02/hour
- July 1, 2017 - Employers in San Francisco must pay the SF minimum wage rate of $14.00 per hour;
MCO rate remains $13.64 per hour for employers outside of San Francisco. - January 1, 2017- July 1, 2017: $13.64/ hour
- 2016: $13.34 / hour
- 2015: $13.02/ hour
- 2014: $12.66/ hour
- 2013: $12.43/ hour
- 2012: $12.06/ hour
- 2011: $11.69/ hour
- 2010: $11.54/ hour
- 2009: $11.54/ hour
- 2008: $11.03/ hour
- 2007: $10.77/ hour
- 2006: $10.77/ hour
- 2005: $10.77/ hour
- 2004: $10.51/ hour
- 2003: $10.25/ hour
- 2002: $10.00/ hour
- 2001: $9.00/ hour