# Washington — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

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.

- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Share of earnings that is exempt:** Eighty percent of the disposable earnings of the defendant _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Earnings wholly exempt:** Thirty-five times the state minimum hourly wage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 6.27.150 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.27.150

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-22.
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