No, there's no state law pushing us to $20 an hour...at least not yet.

Another minimum wage hike is coming on January 1st.

In WA state, by state law, minimum wage hikes have to reflect COLA or cost of living increases, so the wage would go up anyway. However, due to the push to get to $15 per hour a few years ago, our raises push minimum wage to much higher rates than other states.

Labor and Industries announced on Tuesday, September 30th. the rate will go up 2.8 percent January 1st. from $16.66 per hour (which is the highest state rate in the US) to $17.13.

State law allows cities or municipalities to enact their own higher rates, which 7 cities (including Seattle) have done as well as the unincorporated areas of King County. Some of them are already at $20 per hour.

The rates will

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