{"id":15011,"date":"2011-12-28T10:44:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/state-minimum-wage-rises-to-9-04-jan-1\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T17:15:35","slug":"state-minimum-wage-rises-to-9-04-jan-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/state-minimum-wage-rises-to-9-04-jan-1\/","title":{"rendered":"State minimum wage rises to $9.04 Jan. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington\u2019s minimum wage goes up to $9.04 per hour beginning Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Workers who are 14 or 15 years old may be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage or $7.68 per hour.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The 2011 minimum wage is $8.67.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

History of Minimum Wage in Washington State<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Year \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum wage per hour<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $9.04<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2011 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8.67<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2010 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8.55<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2009 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8.55<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2008 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $8.07<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2007 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7.93<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2006 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7.63<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2005 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7.35<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2004 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7.16<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2003 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7.01<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2002 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $6.90<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2001 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $6.72<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2000 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $6.50<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1999 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5.70<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1997 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5.15<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1994 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4.90<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1990 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4.25<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1989 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $3.85<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1976 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2.30<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1975 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2.00<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1974 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.80<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1968 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.60<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1962 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.25<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1961 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.15<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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