Minimum Wage Washington 2024 Increase. Employees fourteen to fifteen years of age must earn at least $13.84 per hour in 2024. Washington's minimum wage will increase to $16.28 per hour beginning january 1, 2024, according to the washington state department of labor and industries.
Washington’s minimum wage is going up to $16.28 an hour next year, a 3.4 percent increase over 2023. About half of what we need to earn.