Minimum Wage 2024 Washington State Increase. 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. Washington employers must pay most employees at least the minimum wage for every hour worked.

The department of labor & industries announced an increase in the state minimum wage to $16.24/hour, effective january 1, 2024. Washington’s minimum wage is going up to $16.28 an hour next year, a 3.4 percent increase over 2023.