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January 1: Highest minimum wage laws in the country go into effect at both state and local levels Washington State minimum wage rises to $16.28 per hour and remains the highest state minimum wage in the United States throughout the year. [1] Seattle minimum wage rises to $19.97 per hour, the highest for a major U.S. city. [2] March 12: primaries
In 2024, the state minimum wage in Washington is $16.28 per hour — the highest in the country. Some cities in Washington have higher minimum wages. Washington employers can pay some workers less ...
According to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, the Evergreen State’s minimum wage will rise to $16.66 an hour next year, a 2.35% increase over the current minimum wage of ...
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
The highest state minimum wage in 2024 will be Washington state, at $16.28, up from $15.74. A close second is California, which is raising its minimum to $16 from $15.50 on January 1.
Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage increased to $13.67 and the tipped minimum wage increased to $6.84. In future years, the state minimum wage will be indexed to increase with inflation. Virginia: $12.00 [308] $2.13 The minimum wage in Virginia increased from $11.00 to $12.00 on January 1, 2023. [308]
Washington will have the highest state minimum wage in the country in 2024 at $16.28 an hour, but three cities in the state have even higher wages.
Of the states that have passed state-level minimum wage increases, the ones with the highest starting pay include Washington ($16.28), California ($16) and Connecticut ($15.69).