Washington State Minimum Wage Increase 2024. The department of labor & industries announced an increase in the state minimum wage to $16.24/hour, effective january 1, 2024. 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 department of.

Federal and state minimum wage rates, annual. The state’s department of labor and industries announced on friday that the minimum wage will rise to $16.28 per hour, a 3.4%.