Biden to give federal contract workers a raise with executive order setting $15 minimum wage

Washington — President Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday to hike the minimum wage for federal contractor workers to $15 an hour, according to senior administration officials with knowledge of the plans who briefed reporters on Monday. The move will see Mr. Biden deliver on a proposal he made right after taking office to give the contractors the pay hike within his first 100 days on the job. That time window closes on Friday.

The executive action will increase the pay of "hundreds of thousands" of federal contract workers, the White House said, without providing a more specific estimate.