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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.
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).
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.
Consider minimum wage workers living in the Golden State: They make $16 per hour, which is the third-highest minimum wage in the country (second place goes to Washington at $16.28 and first place ...
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 2024 Washington Democratic presidential primary; 2024 Washington Republican presidential primary
In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
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Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday, The Seattle Times reported.