As of Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage for employees 16 and older will increase to $16.66 an hour, a 2.35 percent increase from 2024. The wage for 14- and 15-year-olds will be $14.16 an hour.

Over 9.2 million minimum-wage workers will have higher paychecks this year as 21 states raised their wage floors to adjust ...

SEATTLE — The minimum wage in Washington state and several cities, including Seattle, will go up next week as agencies adjust for inflation. Washington state minimum wage will increase to $16.66 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash - Thousands of Washington workers will get a raise in the new year, as the state's minimum wage rises again. Workers will now make $16.66 an hour, which is a 38-cent-per-hour increase.

Local businesses are making some adjustments as Washington prepares to increase the minimum wage in the new year. Washington's new minimum wage will be $16.66 an hour, almost a $0.40 an hour ...

Ten states will offer a minimum wage of $15 an hour or higher. Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching ...

2025 may be a more financially sound year for many Americans. That’s because on January 1 of the new year, the minimum wage for workers in 21 states will climb—some more significantly than ...

Minimum-wage workers in 21 states will see a bigger paycheck come the new year. They're among the many thousands of laws changing as a new year begins. Those wage increases will impact an ...

In 2025, more than 20 states will see minimum wage increases for hourly workers, though the federal minimum wage will remain $7.25 — the same its been since 2009. According to the National ...

A handful of new employee protection laws take effect Wednesday, including changes to the state’s sick leave regulations.