• Effective January 1, 2018, the for-profit MCO rate is $14.02/hour. Non-profit contractors in San Francisco must continue pay no less than the S.F. minimum wage rate of $14.00 per hour.

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 Overview

The Minimum Compensation Ordinance (MCO) covers most City service contractors and tenants (including at the San Francisco International Airport).  The law generally requires covered employers to provide to their covered employees:

1. No less than the MCO hourly wage in effect;
2. 12 paid days off per year (or cash equivalent); and
3. 10 days off without pay per year.

The Minimum Compensation Ordinance rate may be adjusted on January 1 of each year.

• Historical MCO Wage Rates 

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 Statutory Authority

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Minimum Compensation Ordinance in August 2000.

• Minimum Compensation Ordinance, Administrative Code Section 12P
• Rules and Regulations, released April 2002 (PDF)

 For Employers

• Know Your Rights - Employers must maintain copies signed by covered employee
  • MCO Know Your Rights English - January 1, 2018

• MCO Employee Notice - Must be displayed at each workplace
  • ​MCO Employee Notice - January 1, 2018
• ​MCO Subcontractor Information Form - This form must be filled out by the Prime Contractor, who is responsible for the SubContractor's Compliance.
• MCO - HCAO Comparison (PDF)
• Complete HCAO/MCO resource packets for download:
  • HCAO/MCO information packet for City Contractors - January 1, 2018
  • HCAO/MCO information packet for City Contractors Working Outside of SF - January 1, 2018
  • HCAO/MCO information packet for SFO Contractors - January 1, 2018
  • HCAO/MCO information packet for SFO Lessees - January 1, 2018HCAO/MCO information packet for SFO Lessees - January 1, 2018HCAO/MCO information packet for SFO Lessees - January 1, 2018

 For Employees

• English  Spanish  Chinese  Russian  Vietnamese (PDFs)
• MCO Employee Notice - Must be displayed at each workplace  ​
  • ​MCO Employee Notice - January 1, 2018 

 For City Departments

• MCO Contractor Compliance Declaration ( MCO Declaration Word) ( MCO Declaration PDF​)
• List of Exemptions for the MCO (PDF)

The following forms may be found on the City's Intranet:

• MCO Form P-360 Exemption & Waiver
• HCAO Form P-365 Exemption & Waiver

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