Wa State Minimum Wage Increase 2024. It applies to workers age 16 and older. The state of washington’s minimum wage will rise to $16.28 per hour in 2024, a 3.4% increase over 2023′s $15.74 an hour, the washington state department of labor & industries (l&i) announced.
Employees fourteen to fifteen years of age must earn at least $13.84 per hour in 2024. The state of washington has announced increases in the minimum wage rate and the exempt salary thresholds for employees, effective january 1, 2024.