Washington

For Washington, share of earnings that is exempt is Eighty percent of the disposable earnings of the defendant; earnings wholly exempt is Thirty-five times the state minimum hourly wage; statute is 6.27.150, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

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What the source says

of a garnishment based on a judgment or other order for the collection of consumer debt, for each week of such earnings, an amount shall be exempt from garnishment which is the greater of the following: (a) Thirty-five times the state minimum hourly wage; or (b) Eighty percent of the disposable earnings of the defendant. (5) The exemptions stated in this section shall apply whether such

— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26

Source

• app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.27.150

Last verified against source: 2026-08-30. Due for re-check by 2027-02-22. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.