Seattle's minimum wage is going up in 2026, the city's Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced Tuesday. Seattle's minimum wage ordinance requires the hourly rate to increase annually, on par with ...

Minimum wage is going up in Seattle starting Jan. 1, gaining half a dollar more than 2025's minimum. Seattle's Minimum Wage Ordinance, effective since April 1, 2015, mandates annual increases in the ...

There was little doubt that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s and Socialist Councilwoman Kshama Sawant’s dream of forcing a $15 minimum wage on big and small businesses across the city would happen. So, what ...

An analysis from the city found the law led to steady increases in driver pay, contrary to what delivery companies and at ...

In 2022, Seattle became one of the first cities in America to pass a minimum wage law for food delivery drivers. The law went into effect in 2024, and the results were nothing short of calamitous.