Living Wage
What is the Living Wage
The term Living Wage refers to the minimum hourly wage necessary for a person to achieve some specific standard of living.
Santa Fe's Living Wage
The City of Santa Fe Living Wage Ordinance was adopted to establish minimum hourly wage rates.
Effective January 1, 2009 all employers are required to pay employees an hourly wage of $9.85. This includes part-time and temporary employees.
Who is affected?
- The city of Santa Fe shall pay the minimum wage to all full-time permanent workers employed by the city.
- Contractors for the city that have a contract requiring the performance of a service including construction services but excluding purchases of goods, shall pay the minimum wage to their workers and subcontractors performing work under the contract if the total contract amount with the city is, or by way of amendment becomes, equal to or greater than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.).
- Businesses receiving assistance relating to economic development in the form of grants, subsidies, loan guarantees or industrial revenue bonds n excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.) to those employed by such entity for the duration of the city grant or subsidy shall pay the minimum wage to their workers for all hours worked within the city of Santa Fe.
- Businesses required to have a business license or business registration from the city of Santa Fe and nonprofit organizations shall pay the minimum wage to their workers for all hours worked within the city of Santa Fe that month.
Additional Information
For more information, you can download the following documents or contact Constituent Services by email at Constituent Services, or by phone at (505) 955-6949.
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