Some Seattle businesses are anticipating added costs in the New Year as the minimum wage will rise by more than a half dollar to $21.30 per hour.

Starting January 1, 2025, all businesses in Seattle, regardless of size, will be required to pay employees a minimum wage of $20.76 per hour. This new rate, announced on Thursday, marks an increase from the current 2024 wage of $19.97 per hour for large ...

SEATTLE – Seattle’s lowest-paid workers will be ringing in the new year with a raise. Minimum wage in the city will rise to $20.76 per hour beginning midnight on New Year’s Day, one of the highest rates in the country. For the first time since ...

Denver’s minimum wage will automatically rise to $19.29 per hour this week as the rate is adjusted for inflation at the start of 2026.

Critics believed Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance would spell disaster for franchise business owners. But that’s not the feeling you get when you see a ‘for hire’ sign at McDonald’s. The fast food restaurant at 3rd and Pine has one such sign ...