Cincinnati Municipal Code, Chapter 317, ordains a "living wage" for full-time City employees or for full and part-time employees of contractors and subcontractors providing or delivering services to the City of Cincinnati.  The Living Wage Ordinance No. 362-2002 became effective February 1, 2003.  The Small Business Division Office of Contract Compliance has responsibility for living wage monitoring, investigation, and compliance.

The living wage requirement applies only to service contracts with the city.  Service contracts under this Chapter are defined as contracts let to a contractor by the city for the furnishing of services to or for the city that involves an expenditure equal to or greater than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) (except contracts where services are incidental to the delivery of products, equipment or commodities).

Grants or other types of financial assistance provided to persons contractually or through various city development programs which do not involve the furnishing of services to or for the city are not considered service contracts.  Similarly, grants or other types of financial assistance provided to charitable or social service agencies contractually or through various city programs are not considered service contracts.

The living wage ordinance requires the city and every covered employer to pay covered employees a living wage.  The amount of the living wage shall be adjusted upward annually, no later than April 30th by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the federal poverty guidelines published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  The Small Business Division Office of Contract Compliance shall annually advise departments and contractors of any adjustment in the living wage no later than April 1 of each calendar year.

CURRENT LIVING WAGE

For current wage rates please call the City of Cincinnati Office of Contract Compliance at 513-352-3144.

FORMS

Living Wage Affidavit of Compliance

Living Wage Waiver Request

Living Wage Exemption Request

Living Wage Notification to Employee

City of Cincinnati
Office of Contract Compliance
Two Centennial Plaza
805 Centennial Plaza, Suite 222
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 352-3144
Fax: (513) 352-3157