Petaluma Living Wage Ordinance

Background

The City’s Living Wage ordinance helps to ensure that workers paid with city funds receive an hourly wage that is sufficient to live with dignity and achieve economic self-sufficiency. This ordinance applies to City Contractors, Sub Contractors, and any other employer that receives City funds. 

Read the ordinance at https://petaluma.municipal.codes/Code/8.36.

How is the Petaluma Living Wage annual increase calculated?

The Ordinance provides for an annual increase based on the average Cost of Living Adjustments for City employees but no more than the most recent December to December Consumer Price Index for San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (CPI-U), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” The Ordinance also provides that the City Council may review the impact of the cost of living adjustment (COLA) on an annual basis to assess any potential adverse impact and may modify or suspend adoption of a COLA otherwise allowed by this subsection. Pursuant to the Living Wage Ordinance, any adjustment would be effective on July 1.

What is the Petaluma Living Wage?

The Petaluma Living Wage in effect July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, is $18.95 Per Hour With an Employer Contribution Toward Medical Benefits and $21.24 Per Hour Without an Employer Contribution Toward Medical Benefits).

Read the staff report here (Consent Calendar #12):https://cityofpetaluma.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=17069

Who is subject to the Living Wage Ordinance?

Petaluma’s Living Wage ordinance applies to:

  • City of Petaluma employees 
  • Employees of businesses that contract or subcontract with the City of Petaluma (contractors and subcontractors)
  • Employees of recipients of city financial assistance

Other wage rules, such as prevailing wages, may apply depending on the work being done under contract with the City of Petaluma. Please consult with the City Attorney’s office for more information.

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