Washington State Minimum Wage 2025. Effective january 1, 2025, 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 labor and industries announced. Employers that do not meet the definition of.

As of july 1, 2025, the base minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $8.00 per hour to $10.00. Rubio’s coastal grill in california closed 48 restaurants as a result of the $20 minimum wage increase.