Wa State New Laws 2025. All workers in washington state (wa) are entitled to receive an hourly minimum wage rate according to washington. The washington minimum wage rises to $16.28 an hour in 2025, an increase of 54 cents an hour.

— a new round of laws went into effect in washington state that were passed during the 2023 and 2025 legislative sessions. The new state minimum wage for 2025 is $16.28 an hour.