# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 18. Living Wage

### Subtitle 1

#### Section 18-101

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.

(c)

  (1) "Employer" means a contractor or subcontractor that has a State contract for services valued at $100,000 or more.

  (2) "Employer" does not include a contractor or subcontractor that:

    (i) employs 10 or fewer employees; and

    (ii) has a State contract for services valued at less than $500,000.

(d) "Living wage" means an hourly wage set as provided under Sec. 18-103 of this title.

(e) "Tier 1 area" includes Montgomery County, Prince  George's County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore  County, and Baltimore City.

(f) "Tier 2 area" includes any county in the State not  included in the Tier 1 area.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)