Federal Contractor Minimum Wage (Executive Order 14026) Poster

WORKER
RIGHTS
UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14026
FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE FOR CONTRACTORS

$17.75

PER HOUR

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025–DECEMBER 31, 2025
The law requires certain federal contractors to display this poster where employees can easily see it.

MINIMUM WAGE

Executive Order (EO) 14026 requires that federal contractors pay workers performing
work on or in connection with covered contracts at least (1) $15.00 per hour beginning
January 30, 2022, and (2) beginning January 1, 2023, and every year thereafter, an
inflation-adjusted amount determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with
EO 14026 and appropriate regulations. The EO 14026 minimum wage in effect from
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 is $17.75 per hour.

TIP CREDIT

Contractors may not credit employee tips toward the EO 14026 minimum wage. Similar
to other workers subject to EO 14026, tipped employees must be paid a cash wage of
at least $17.75 per hour, effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

EXCLUSIONS

•	 The EO 14026 minimum wage may not apply to some workers who provide support
“in connection with” covered contracts for less than 20 percent of their hours worked
in a week.
•	 The EO 14026 minimum wage may not apply to certain other occupations and
workers.

ENFORCEMENT

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for
enforcing this law. WHD can answer questions about your workplace rights and
protections, investigate employers and recover back wages. All WHD services are free
and confidential. Employers cannot retaliate or discriminate against someone who
files a complaint or participates in an investigation. WHD will accept a complaint in
any language. You can find your nearest WHD office online at dol.gov/agencies/whd/
contact/local-offices or by calling toll-free 866-4US-WAGE (866-487-9243). We do not
ask workers about their immigration status. We can help.

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION

•	 EO 14026 only applies to certain federal construction and service contracts that
were renewed, extended, or entered into on or after January 30, 2022. Contracts
that were awarded between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, that were not
renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022, and some procurement contracts
entered into on or between January 30, 2022 and March 30, 2022, may be subject to
EO 13658, which provides a lower minimum wage requirement than EO 14026. More
information about the differences between EO 14026 and EO 13658 is available at
dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/eo14026/side-by-side
•	 Workers with disabilities whose wages are governed by special certificates issued
under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act must receive no less than the full
minimum wage rate under EO 14026 for time spent performing on or in connection
with covered contracts.
•	 Some state or local laws may provide greater worker protections; employers must
follow the law that requires the highest rate of pay.
•	 More information about the EO is available online at dol.gov/agencies/whd/
government-contracts/eo14026

WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1-866-487-9243
www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
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