Washington
What is the type for Washington?
For Washington, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 17.13, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12; source re-checked 2026-10-05.
Washington | $17.13 | | Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2020. (2016 ballot measure)
— ncsl.org, retrieved 2026-08-12
- Jurisdiction
- Washington verified
- Type
- state
- Parent state
- Washington verified
- Worker type
- standard
- Hourly rate ($)
- 17.13 verified
- Indexing method
- Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2020. (2016 ballot measure) sources disagree
- Next increase date
- 2027-01-01 per lni.wa.gov
- Next increase ($)
- 17.73 per lni.wa.gov
- Tip credit allowed
- no per lni.wa.gov
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Indexing method
ncsl.org says indexing method is Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2020. (2016 ballot measure), as of 2026-08-12.
Washington | $17.13 | | Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2020. (2016 ballot measure)
https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
lni.wa.gov says indexing method is cost-of-living adjustment to the minimum wage based on the federal Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), as of 2026-10-05.
The 2026 minimum wage in the state of Washington is $17.13 per hour.
Where the other sources' values come from
These values were taken from a passage elsewhere on the other source's page, not from the row quoted with it above.
Indexing method
Beginning mid-September each year, L&I will make a cost-of-living adjustment to the minimum wage based on the federal Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The new minimum wage will be announced on Sept. 30, and take effect Jan. 1.
— lni.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-10-05
Sources
- ncsl.orghttps://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
- lni.wa.govhttps://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/