2024 Minimum Wage Washington State Hourly. The washington state minimum wage rate for nonexempt employees sixteen years of age and older will increase 3.4 percent over the 2023 rate to $16.28 per. The department of labor & industries announced an increase in the state minimum wage to $16.24/hour, effective january 1, 2024.
Washington employers must pay most employees at least the minimum wage for every hour worked. The federal minimum wage remains set at $7.25 an hour.