Washington State Minimum Wage 2024 Exempt. The minimum salary required for exemption is two times the state minimum wage for the first 40 hours of employment each week. The washington state overtime threshold for exempt jobs as of january 1, 2024, is set by state rule at 2 times the state minimum wage and will be $1,302.40 per week.
Tumwater — washington’s minimum wage is going up to $16.28 an hour next year, a 3.4 percent increase over 2023. The washington state department of labor & industries (l&i) has announced a minimum wage increase set to take effect on january 1, 2024.