Hotel Living Wage
Hotels & Lodging
Industry-specific minimum wages for hotel workers above the citywide floor (LAMC §186.00), covered hotel sizes, and tipped-worker rules.
How Hotel Living Wage Rules Differ by Place
Greensboro, NC: Hotel Worker Wages in Greensboro
Few RestrictionsGreensboro cannot set a hotel-specific living wage because North Carolina state law NCGS 95-25.1 preempts local minimum wages. Hotels follow the federal floor of 7.25 dollars per hour…
Corpus Christi, TX: No Local Hotel Living Wage Ordinance
Few RestrictionsCorpus Christi has no hotel living wage ordinance, and Texas state law preempts cities from setting a private sector minimum wage above the federal floor of 7.25 dollars per hour for…
Dallas, TX: No Dallas Hotel Living Wage; Texas Preempts City Wages
Few RestrictionsTexas Labor Code Section 62.0515 preempts city minimum-wage ordinances. Dallas has never enacted a hotel-specific living wage, and HB 4 (2023) closes the door on industry wage floors…
Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Resort Living Wage Ordinance
Some RestrictionsMeasure L (2018) requires Anaheim Resort hospitality employers receiving city subsidies to pay a living wage starting at $15/hour, indexed annually to inflation, now exceeding $20/hour…
Bakersfield, CA: No City Living Wage for Hotels
Some RestrictionsBakersfield does not impose a hotel-specific living wage. Hotel workers are covered by California's statewide minimum wage, currently $16.50 per hour and indexed to inflation under CA…
Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Living Wage Hospitality Coverage
Some RestrictionsHotels and city contractors operating in Berkeley must pay the Living Wage set under BMC Chapter 13.27, which exceeds the state minimum and adjusts annually for inflation, plus health…
Cities & Counties with Hotel Living Wage Rules
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