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Washington's minimum wage to increase to $13.69 in 2021

| September 30, 2020 12:33 PM

TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage is increasing 19 cents to $13.69 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2021, the first increase determined by inflation instead of a voter-approved ballot measure that determined increases over the past four years.

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