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Effective July 1, 2025, the minimum living wage for employees will be $28.27 per hour.
In 2019, the Valley Water Board of Directors approved a revised Living Wage Policy for new janitorial and security contracts. The policy applies to contracts starting after August 27, 2019, and requires that workers be paid at or above the living wage rate and receive health benefits. The Living Wage Policy was last updated on July 2, 2025.
Click here to view the Living Wage Policy
For more information, please contact the Deputy Administrative Officer of General Services, Tony Ndah, at [email protected], or (408) 630-2208.
History of Living Wage Rates
History of living wage rates under the current Living Wage Policy effective July 1, 2020
| Effective Dates | Living Wage Rate |
|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 | $28.27 |
| July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 | $27.53 |
| July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 | $26.88 |
| July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 | $25.85 |
| July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 | $24.86 |
| July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 | $24.47 |
| August 27, 2019 - June 30, 2020 | $23.78 |
| June 30, 2019 - August 26, 2019 | $22.98 |
History of living wage rates under the former Living Wage Policy
Click here to view the former Living Wage Policy.
| Effective Dates | Rate W/Health Benefits | Rate W/O Health Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 | $21.73 | $22.98 |
| July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 | $20.57 | $21.82 |
| July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 | $20.14 | $21.39 |
| July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | $18.32 | $19.57 |
| July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 | $17.81 | $19.06 |
| July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 | $15.78 | $17.03 |
| July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 | $14.73 | $15.98 |
| July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 | $13.59 | $14.84 |
| July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 | $12.94 | $14.19 |
| July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 | $12.83 | $14.08 |
| July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 | $12.83 | $14.08 |
| July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 | $12.66 | $13.91 |
| July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 | $12.27 | $13.52 |
| July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 | $11.61 | $12.86 |
| July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005 | $10.72 | $11.97 |