City of Seattle, WA
10/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/03/2024 19:52
Office of Labor Standards Announces Seattle’s 2025 Minimum Wage
Contact Information
Cynthia Santana
Phone: 206-256-5219
Email: [email protected]
Seattle, WA - (October 3, 2024) - The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announces an increase to the Seattle minimum wage, effective January 1, 2025. An annual increase to the minimum wage is required by the Minimum Wage Ordinance. The minimum wage applies regardless of the employee's immigration status. The minimum wage increase will reflect the rate of inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for the Seattle Tacoma Bellevue area.
Starting January 1, 2025, ALL businesses both large and small will pay employees $20.76 per hour.
Small businesses will no longer be able to make up any part of the minimum wage with tips or medical benefits paid to their employees.
The Minimum Wage Ordinance sets the minimum wage for employees working within city limits. Seattle's current 2024 minimum wage is $19.97/hour for large employers and for small employers who do not pay at least $2.72/hour toward the employee's medical benefits and/or where the employee does not earn at least $2.72/ hour in tips. Small employers who do pay $2.72/hour in medical benefits and/or where the employee earns at least $2.72/hour in tips currently pay $17.25/hour.
OLS will mail a revised workplace poster containing information on labor standards for 2025 to every business with a Seattle business license. Copies of the workplace poster in English and translations into 33 other languages will be available soon. Sign up for the OLS newsletter for the latest updates on Seattle labor standards on the OLS website.
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