Wa State Minimum Wage 2024 Salaried Employees. In seattle, the minimum wage is even. Beginning on january 1, 2024, the minimum wage in washington will go up to $16.28 per hour, up 3.4% from 2023 and the highest statewide minimum wage in the country.

It applies to workers age 16 and older. Effective january 1, 2024, the minimum wage rate in washington state will increase to $16.28 per hour for employees sixteen years of age and older, the washington state department of labor and.