The minimum wage in Washington is $16.28 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in The Evergreen State must be paid at least $16.28 an hour. A couple of local governments in Washington have passed ordinances establishing a higher minimum wage.
King County Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in King County is $16.28 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in Washington are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities and counties across the country have done so. To find out whether King County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit https://kingcounty.gov/.
Bellevue Minimum Wage
The current minimum wage in Bellevue is $16.28, the state minimum wage. However, cities in Washington are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities across the country have done so. To find out whether Bellevue has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the city’s website at https://bellevuewa.gov/.