Minimum Compensation Ordinance

MCO Rate Increases (Effective July 1, 2023)

• MCO For-Profit Rate increased to $20.22 per hour
• MCO Non-Profit rate increased to $18.93 per hour.
• MCO Public Entity Rate increased to $19.25 per hour. It will increase again on:
  • September 1, 2023 to $20.25 per hour
  • January 1, 2024 to $20.75 per hour

Posters and forms reflecting this rate increase are available below. 

The Minimum Compensation Ordinance (MCO) covers most City service contractors as well as tenants 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.

Wage rates

Find current and recent wage rates in the table provided. We also have an accessible version of the wage rate table with a link to all past wage rates.

MCO Poster - Must be displayed at each workplace.

• English   Spanish   Filipino   Chinese

MCO Know Your Rights - Employers must maintain copies signed by covered employee.

• English   Spanish   Filipino   Chinese

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

• Minimum Compensation Ordinance, Administrative Code Section 12P
• MCO Amendments - September 2018
• MCO Non-profit Amendment - October 2018

MCO Rules: OLSE released new Rules Implementing the Minimum Compensation Ordinance on March 2, 2020. The Rules took effect on July 1, 2020.

• The new MCO Rules replace the prior MCO Regulations, issued by the Office of Contract Administration in 2002

Complete MCO/HCAO Resource packets to download

•  MCO-HCAO Packet for City Contractors
•  MCO-HCAO Packet for SFO Contractors
•  MCO-HCAO Packet for SFO Leases and Concessions

​MCO Nonprofit Working Group: Report, Findings, & Recommendations

•  Report

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

Video resources

• Videos about San Francisco labor laws

If you have any questions about your rights or responsibilities, contact us: 415-554-7903 or mco@sfgov.org.

You can file a complaint if you believe your rights have been violated.