09 02 15 washington state s minimum wage will not increase next year and the state will no longer have the highest statewide minimum wage as of january state officials announced that the current minimum wage of $ 9 47 an hour will not increase because inflation as measured by the national consumer price index9 02 15 washington state s minimum wage will not increase next year and the state will no longer have the highest statewide minimum wage as of january state officials announced that the current minimum wage of $ 9 47 an hour will not increase because inflation as measured by the national consumer price index
http://www.paywizard.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/washington
the 2015 washington minimum wage is $ 9 47 washington s minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non agricultural jobs although 14 and 15 year olds may be paid 85 % of the minimum wage $ 8 05read the september 30 2014 news release print an announcement of the 2015 minimum wageashington s minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non agricultural jobs although 14 and 15 year olds may be paid 85 % of the minimum wage $ 8 05 read the september 30 2014 news release
http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/Minimum/
the associated press olympia the washington state house voted along party lines tuesday to raise the state s minimum wage already the nation s highest to $ 12 an hour over the next four years the 51 46 vote sends to the senate the bill to add a series of 50 cent increases to the $ 9 47 state hourly minimum wageashington s state house voted tuesday to raise the state s minimum wage to $ 12 an hour to be phased in over four years the bill goes next to the senate
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/state-house-approves-12-minimum-wage/
posted 03 05 2015 8 23 pm est updated 03 05 2015 8 59 pm est washington state which already has the nation s highest minimum wage is considering raising it even higher democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would hike the wage floor to $ 12 per hour over four yearsthe state house on tuesday approved the legislation 51 46 to increase the hourly minimum wage from the current $ 9 47 to $ 12 by 2019only democrats voted in favor of the legislationwashington is one of 29 states and a growing number of cities with minimum wage rates higher than the federal base of $ 7 25nder the democratic proposal the minimum wage in washington would rise to $ 10 in 2016 $ 10 50 in 2017 $ 11 in 2018 and $ 12 in 2019 it would increase with inflation after that
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/05/washington-minimum-wage_n_6812188.html
seattle raises minimum wage to $ 15 an hour seattle city council voted monday to raise the minimum wage to a nation s highest $ 15 per hour washington already has the highest state minimum wage at 9 32 per houreattle city council voted monday to raise the minimum wage to a nation s highest $ 15 per hour washington already has the highest state minimum wage at 9 32 per hour
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/02/seattle-minimum-wage-vote/9863061/
not so fast in washington state small businesses are adding jobs faster than any other state in the country according to a report from paychex and ihs it s also the state where minimum wage at $ 9 32 per hour is the highestthe federal minimum wage is just $ 7 25 an hour and a battle is raging about whether it should be raised to $ 10 10 small businesses often called the engine of the u s economy find themselves at the heart of the debateot only was washington the strongest state san francisco with a minimum wage of $ 10 74 the country s highest had the greatest job gains in the past year among cities measured
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/14/smallbusiness/minimum-wage-washington-jobs/index.html
washington state has been progressive on the issue for years the state s minimum wage rate has been tied to inflation since 1998 and the mayor of seattle is currently pushing to raise the city s minimum wage to $ 15ot only was washington the strongest state san francisco with a minimum wage of $ 10 74 the country s highest had the greatest job gains in the past year among cities measured
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/14/smallbusiness/minimum-wage-washington-jobs/index.html
san francisco has the nation s highest hourly minimum wage at $ 10 74 voters there will decide in november whether to raise the city s minimum wage to $ 15 an hour in 2018 the minimum wage in washington state is $ 9 32 an hourearlier this year minnesota raised the state s guaranteed wage by more than $ 3 to $ 9 50 by 2016california connecticut and maryland also have passed laws increasing their respective wages to $ 10 or more in coming yearseattle s $ 15 minimum wage usa s highest challenged a federal lawsuit filed wednesday challenges seattle s adoption of a $ 15 an hour wage
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/11/seattle-minimum-wage-15-challenge/10344443/
washington already has the highest state minimum wage in the country at $ 9 19 an hour soon voters in this tiny city south of seattle will decide whether to push the local minimum even higherashington already has the highest state minimum wage in the country at $ 9 19 an hour soon voters in this tiny city south of seattle will decide whether to push the local minimum even higher
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/us/in-washington-state-home-of-highest-minimum-wage-a-city-aims-higher.html
in the 15 years that followed the state s minimum wage climbed to $ 9 32 the highest in the country meanwhile job growth continued at an average 0 8 percent annual pace 0 3 percentage point above the national ratearch 8 bloomberg when washington residents voted in 1998 to raise the state s minimum wage and link it to the cost of living opponents warned the measure would be a job killer
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-03-05/washington-shows-highest-minimum-wage-state-beats-u-s-with-jobs
minimum wage washington state
The minimum wage in Washington is $9.47.