Question: is minimum wage going up?
Answer: This is an 18-cent scheduled increase over the current $10.78 per hour. Washington: $13.50 per hour, for employees who have reached the age of 18, per voter-approved Initiative 1433, effective January 1, 2017. ... Workers under 16 years old can be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage, or $11.48 per hour, in 2020.