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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 ...
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.
The wage is adjusted based on changes to the Consumer Price Index
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.
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.
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]
Seattle. Minimum wage: $18.69 Workers in Seattle get a minimum wage boost above the state’s mandated $15.74 per hour, under certain conditions. If you work for an employer of 500 or fewer ...
The University of Washington published a study called "Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle" which focuses on evaluating the effects of the 2015 increase of the minimum wage to $11 per hour and the additional increase to $13 in 2016 on citywide employment and the number of hours worked. [7]