Living Wage Rates- updated 7/04

 

Listed below, from most recent to earliest passed, are places which have enacted local living wage laws.

Current Total = 123

City and County Campaigns
2004

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 Month

 Living Wage

 w/o Health Benefits

 Updated

Sonoma CA

July

11.70

13.20

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Durham County NC

June

9.74

9.74

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln NE

March

8.85

9.73

3/04

 

 

 

 

 

Madison WI

March

5.70

5.70

4/04

 

 

 

 

 


2003

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 Month

 Living Wage

 w/o Health Benefits

 Updated

Sacramento CA

December

9.00

10.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Sebastopol CA

December

11.70

13.20

12/03

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

November

8.50

8.50

3/04

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence KS

October

11.29

9.79

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Port Hueneme CA

October

9.00

11.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Lansing MI

September

11.78

11.78

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando FL

August

8.50

11.20

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Lakewood OH

July

9.20

10.20

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Dayton OH

July

8.80

10.60

7/03

 

 

 

 

 

Arlington VA

June

10.98

10.98

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Ingham County MI

June

9.43

11.79

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Prince George's County MD

June

10.50

10.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Palm Beach County FL

February

9.57

9.57

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe NM

February

8.50

8.50

8/04

 

 

 

 

 


2002

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 Month

 Living Wage

 w/o Health Benefits

 Updated

New York City NY

November

9.10

10.60

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati OH

November

8.70

10.20

12/02

 

 

 

 

 

Louisville KY

November

9.50

9.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Bellingham WA

November

10.30

11.87

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Westchester County NY

November

10.00

11.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor MI

November

9.03

11.33

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Broward County FL

October

9.57

10.82

8/03

 

 

 

 

 

Watsonville CA

September

11.65

12.71

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Fairfax CA

August

13.00

14.75

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Southfield MI

July

9.42

11.78

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Oxnard CA

July

10.59

10.59

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Montgomery County MD

June

10.75

10.75

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Port of Oakland CA

March

9.66

11.11

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

New Orleans LA

February

6.15

6.15

overturned 9/02

 

 

 

 

 

Hazel Park MI

February

 

 

Repealed 6/02

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe NM

February

9.50

9.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Marin County CA

January

9.00

10.25

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Pima County AZ

January

8.00

9.00

8/03

 

 

 

 

 


2001

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 Month

 Living Wage

 w/o Health Benefits

 Updated

Bozeman MT

December

8.70

9.73

7/03

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Cruz County CA

December

11.77

12.84

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

New Britain CT

December

10.69

10.69

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Cumberland County NJ

December

8.50

8.50

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Camden NJ

December

8.00

9.50

7/03

 

 

 

 

 

Burlington VT

November

1.92

15.42

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Charlottesville VA

November

9.00

9.00

7/04

 

 

 

 

 

Richmond CA

October

12.47

13.44

7/03

 

 

 

 

 

Washtenaw County MI

October

9.42

11.0