Wa State Minimum Wage 2024 Increase. The minimum wage rate in washington state will increase to $16.28 per hour for employees sixteen years of age and older. Washington state’s minimum wage will rise to $16.66 an hour next year, a 2.35% increase over 2024, the state department of labor & industries announced.

The western australian industrial relations commission has today increased the state minimum wage and pay rates in all wa awards effective from the. On january 1, 2024, washingtonians will see a 3.4% increase in the minimum wage, a raise from $15.74 to $16.28 for workers ages 16 and over.