It's a 3.4% increase over 2023′s $15.74 an hour.
The state of Washington’s minimum wage will rise to $16.28 per hour in 2024, a 3.4% increase over 2023′s $15.74 an hour, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries confirm Washington having the highest statewide minimum wage, but the city of Washington D.C. is higher as it currently is $16.50. The federal minimum wage remains $7.25 an hour. for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers .
The state minimum wage applies to workers age 16 and older. Under state law, employers can pay 85% of the minimum wage to workers ages 14-15. For 2024, the wage for that younger group will be $13.84 per hour, L&I reported.“Workers in unincorporated King County are always left out of policies that increase the minimum wage in neighboring cities,” Zahilay said in a prepared statement.
“If passed, our proposal to increase the minimum wage in unincorporated King County would be a big step toward investing in the workers and economy of every corner of our region,” Zahilay’s statement continued. The coalition is being led by Zahilay, County Councilmembers Rod Dembowski, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and Joe McDermott and a handful of local businesses.“Raising the minimum wage in unincorporated King County to match nearby cities is good policy and the right thing to do for King County workers,” Dembowski said in a press release.
Currently, King County’s minimum wage is aligned with the state’s $15.74 an hour 2023 benchmark. This proposal would bump that number up to $18.99 across the county’s unincorporated areas for businesses with over 500 employees. If approved, the minimum wage would take effect Jan. 1, 2024. It would then increase yearly “to reflect the rate of inflation.
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