WA minimum wage will rise to $17.73 an hour in 2027
The increase also lifts overtime-exempt pay thresholds and keeps youth wages at 85% of the minimum, L&I said.
- On Wednesday, The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced Washington's minimum wage will rise to $17.73 an hour effective Jan. 1, 2027, representing a 3.5 percent increase.
- State law requires Labor to calculate the wage using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers , comparing August figures year-over-year.
- When the minimum wage increases, the overtime-exempt multiplier rises to 2.5 times the minimum wage; employees must earn at least $1,773 a week to be exempt from overtime pay.
- Employers can pay 14- and 15-years-old workers 85 percent of the minimum wage, which will be $15.07 an hour. Several cities including Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham, Everett, Burien, and King County exceed the state rate.
- Currently, the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009. Washington's $17.73 rate is more than double the federal floor, reflecting the state's independent wage-setting authority.
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Washington state’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027
Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027. The state’s minimum wage will climb to $17.73 an hour starting Jan. 1, the state Department of Labor and Industries announced this week. That’s a 60-cent increase from the current hourly rate of $17.13, which is the highest of any state in the nation and more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. State law requires the Department of Labor and Industries to adjus…
Washington state’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027 - The Daily Chronicle
Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027. The state’s minimum wage will climb to $17.73 an hour starting Jan. 1, the state Department of Labor and Industries announced this week. That’s a 60-cent increase from the current hourly rate of $17.13, which is the highest of any state in the nation and more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. State law requires the Department of Labor and Industries to adjus…
WA’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027 • Washington State Standard
Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027. The state’s minimum wage will climb to $17.73 an hour starting Jan. 1, the state Department of Labor and Industries announced this week. That’s a 60-cent increase from the current hourly rate of $17.13, which is the highest of any state in the […]
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