Seattle minimum wage rises to $21.30
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Topic
- Minimum wage
- Effective date
- 2026-01-01
- Who it covers
- All employers
- Status
- Verified against an official source
The law, summarized
- Seattle minimum wage rises to $21.30, effective 2026-01-01.
- Who it covers: All employers.
- Annual CPI-W adjustment.
StateHR Take · AI-generated analysis, not legal advice
Who should act: All employers with workers in Seattle, WA. Update payroll rates for any hourly employees below the new rate and refresh the required wage poster now (in effect since 2026-01-01); also review salaried-exempt thresholds and pay ranges that are pegged to the minimum wage. Confirm the details in the official source before acting.
Generated 2026-10-15T18:41-05:00
Official sources
- laborstandards.seattle.govhttps://laborstandards.seattle.gov/2025/09/30/office-of-labor-standards-announces-seattles-2026-minimum-wage/