Preorder 2027 California IWC Wage Order 05 – Public Housekeeping Industry
Note: 2027 Pre-Orders are anticipated to be shipped between December to January, contingent upon updates from the Department of Labor. If you require a 2026 poster immediately, a separate purchase will be necessary.
Prepare for California's 2027 workplace posting requirements with this IWC Wage Order poster, designed for employers covered by Wage Order 05.
Officially Confirmed 2027 California Wage Updates:
- Statewide Minimum Wage: $17.40 per hour, effective January 1, 2027.
- General Exempt Employee Salary Threshold: $72,384 annually for qualifying executive, administrative, and professional employees, subject to applicable duties and other exemption requirements.
These figures have been officially announced by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).
Important: Employers must display the applicable IWC Wage Order and California Minimum Wage Order. Additional local or industry-specific requirements may apply. This is an independently produced poster, not a government-issued publication.
Who IWC Wage Order 05 Covers
“Public Housekeeping Industry” means any industry, business, or establishment, which provides meals, housing, or maintenance services whether operated as a primary business or when incidental to other operations in an establishment not covered by an industry order of the Commission, and includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Restaurants, nightclubs, taverns, bars, cocktail lounges, lunch counters, cafeterias, boarding houses, clubs, and all similar establishments where food in either solid or liquid form is prepared and served to be consumed on the premises;
- Catering, banquet, box lunch service, and similar establishments, which prepare food for consumption on or off the premises;
- Hotel, motels, apartment houses, rooming houses, camps, clubs, trailer parks, office or loft buildings, and similar establishments offering rental of living, business or commercial quarters;
- Hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes, child nurseries, child care institutions, homes for the aged, and similar establishments offering board or lodging in additional to medical, surgical, nursing, convalescent, aged or child care.
- Private schools, colleges, or universities, and similar establishments which provide board or lodging in addition to educational facilities;
- Establishments contracting for development, maintenance or cleaning of grounds; maintenance or cleaning of facilities and/or quarters of commercial units and living units; and
- Establishments providing veterinary or other animal care services.
Examples:
- Apartment houses
- Bakeries, with tables for patrons’ use
- Banquet service
- Bars
- Boarding and care homes for the aged
- Boarding houses
- Box lunch services
- Cafeterias
- Camps, day
- Camps, organized
- Catering service
- Childcare institutions
- Child nurseries
- Cleaning of facilities, grounds, commercial units, living units
- Cocktail lounges
- Colleges, private with board or lodging
- Commissaries
- Convalescent hospitals
- Cookhouses in lumber camps
- Day camps
- Day care centers that provide board or lodging
- Development of grounds
- Donut shops, with tables for patrons’ use (if no tables are provided for patrons’ use, see Order 7)
- Drinking places
- Dude ranch
- Eating-places
- Farm labor camps with board or lodging
- Fraternity houses
- Homes for the aged
- Hospitals, including convalescent
- Hotels
- Ice cream store, with tables for patrons’ use
- Janitorial service
- Landscaping (except initial earth moving and cement work, see Order 16)
Poster Features
- Language: Available in English and Spanish
- Poster size 27” x 40”
- 3 Layer Double-Sided PET Polyester Film Laminate
- Fully Encapsulated for Outdoor/Indoor Commercial Use
- Tear-proof and Water-Resistant for Longevity
- Easy to Read with Dark Sharp Text
- Attorney Approved and Made in the USA
Frequently Asked Questions
Which IWC wage order applies to my business?
The order is chosen by your business's main industry: if your business fits the Public Housekeeping Industry definition above, IWC Wage Order 05 applies.
When does the 2027 California minimum wage take effect?
The 2027 California minimum wage of $17.40 per hour takes effect January 1, 2027.
Do I also need the California Minimum Wage Order?
Yes. California employers must post both the statewide Minimum Wage Order and the industry wage order that applies to their workplace.