• July 1, 2018 - Employers in San Francisco must pay the San Francisco minimum wage rate of $15.00 per hour.  The MCO rate remains $14.02 per hour for employers outside of San Francisco.

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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 

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

• MCO Employee Notice, July 1, 2018 - Must be displayed at each workplace
  • ​MCO Employee Notice English
  • MCO Employee Notice Spanish
  • MCO Employee Notice Chinese
• ​MCO Subcontractor Information Form - This form must be filled out by the Prime Contractor, who is responsible for the SubContractor's Compliance.
• Complete HCAO/MCO resource packets for download:
  • MCO/HCAO information packet for City Contractors - July 1, 2018
  • MCO/HCAO information packet for SFO Contractors - July 1, 2018
  • MCO/HCAO information packet for SFO Concessions and Leases - July 1, 2018

 For Employees

• English  Spanish  Chinese (PDFs)

 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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