The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announces an increase to the Seattle minimum wage, effective January 1, 2026. 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, 2026, businesses will pay employees $21.30 per hour.
The Minimum Wage Ordinance sets the minimum wage for employees working within city limits. Seattle’s current 2025 minimum wage is $20.76/hour.
OLS will mail a revised workplace poster containing information on labor standards for 2026 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.
- Help for businesses: for free and private assistance for compliance with Seattle’s minimum wage and other labor standards, call 206-256-5297, email business.laborstandards@seattle.gov or click here to fill out an online request form.
- Help for workers and the public: to ask a question, file a complaint, or provide information, call 206-256-5297, email workers.laborstandards@seattle.gov, or click here to fill out a web form.
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