Executive Order 14026: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Required covered new, renewed or extended federal contracts to pay a $15 hourly minimum from January 2022, indexed annually, and phased out a lower tipped-cash wage.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 14026 still in effect? No. Revoked March 14, 2025; covered-contract mandate ended prospectively.
What does Executive Order 14026 do?
Labor was to issue implementing rules and annual rates; contracting agencies were to include the wage clause in covered contracts.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13658 imposed a lower indexed minimum on covered federal contracts and permitted a lower tipped cash wage.
After the order
Labor issued a final rule and annual rates; appellate courts addressed challenges to presidential procurement authority. EO 14236 revoked EO 14026 in March 2025, after which agencies unwound the mandate subject to existing contracts and law.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Labor | Issue implementing regulations and annual indexed rates | By November 24, 2021 / annually |
| Contracting agencies | Insert wage clause in covered contracts | From January 30, 2022 |
What happened next
EO 14026 signed.
Labor’s final rule took effect.
EO 14236 revoked EO 14026.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act, appropriations and contract terms constrained coverage. Courts divided on aspects of statutory authority and particular permits; revocation did not automatically rewrite accrued contract obligations.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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