Seattle City Council Approves New Minimum Wage
Jun 4, 2014
On Monday, June 3rd, the Seattle City Council raised the local minimum wage to $15 per hour, which is more than double the federal minimum wage.  Schedule 1 Employers, those with over 500 employees, must offer a minimum wage of $11.00 an hour effective April 1, 2015; $13.00 an hour Jan. 1, 2016 and $15.00 an hour Jan. 1, 2017.  However if Schedule 1 employers contribute towards an employee’s health benefits, then the increases are as follows:
  • 2016 -- $12.50 an hour
  • 2017 -- $13.50 an hour
  • 2018 -- $15.00 an hour
Schedule 2 employers, those with fewer than 500 employees, must offer a minimum wage of $10.00 per hour effective April 1, 2015. Effective Jan. 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, the hourly minimum wage is as follows:
  • 2016 - $10.50
  • 2017 - $11.00
  • 2018 - $11.50
  • 2019 - $12.00
  • 2020 - $13.50
  • 2021 - $15.00
  • 2022 - $15.75
  • 2023 - $16.50
  • 2024 - $17.25
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