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Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: April 2026
Joe Biden
April 27, 2021
86 FR 22835

Summary

Raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15.00 per hour, superseding Obama's EO 13658 which had set it at $10.10. Included annual inflation adjustments and eliminated the tipped minimum wage for contractor employees.

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laborminimum wagegovernment contractors

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