Minimum Wage – Washington State

  • Valid on June 2026
  • The amounts are in US Dollar ($).
  • The amounts are before tax.

Category

Per hour
All except tipped workers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$17.13
Youth wage (14 or 15 years old)

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$14.56
Tipped workers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$17.13
SeaTac - Hospitality and transportation workers within the city - All except tipped workers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$20.74
SeaTac - Hospitality and transportation workers within the city - Tipped workers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$20.74
Seattle - Employers with 500 or fewer employees

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$21.30
Seattle - Employers with more than 500 employees

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$21.30
Tacoma - All except tipped workers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$17.13
Tacoma - Tipped workers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$17.13
Bellingham

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$19.13
Burien - 500 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) in King County

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$21.63
Burien - 21-499 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) in King County

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$20.63
Burien - 20 or less Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) in King County

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$17.13
King County - More than 500 employees and gross revenue of any amount

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$20.82
King County - More than 15 employees but fewer than 500 employees and gross revenue of any amount

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$18.32
King County - 15 or fewer employees and an annual gross revenue of $2 million or more

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$19.82
King County - 15 or fewer employees and an annual gross revenue of less than $2 million

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$19.82
Renton - Large employers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$21.57
Renton - Small employers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$20.57
Tukwila - Large employers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$21.65
Tukwila - Small employers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$21.65
Everett - Large employers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$20.77
Everett - Covered employers

Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2026

$18.77

Definitions

Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.

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