Related from MyNorthwest: Democratic proposal would raise state minimum wage to $25/hour by 2032. Minimum wage laws in conflict. The legal filing claims Burien businesses may now be subject to two ...

Nearly two dozen states, cities and local municipalities will see some form of a minimum wage increase starting July 1.

Burien City Council initially approved a minimum compensation ordinance in March, which would have required large and midsize employers to pay $3 and $2 more than the state’s minimum wage ...

At the start of the year, the city’s new minimum wage law kicked in at $21.16 an hour for businesses with more than 20 ...

As of January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Burien is $21.16 an hour for employers with more than 500 workers. For smaller ...

As early results rolled on Tuesday night, a measure in Burien to create a minimum wage increase is leading by several hundred votes. Measure 1A aimed to raise the wage to $21.10 and have future ...

BURIEN, Wash. — Early special election results are in regarding whether the city of Burien will keep the minimum wage as is or replace it with a citywide rate of $21.10. As of Tuesday evening ...

BURIEN, Wash. — A coalition of Burien residents and workers delivered a petition to the city clerk with over 6,000 signatures calling for raising the city's minimum wage. The proposed measure ...

BURIEN, Wash. — According to those advocating the change, thousands of Burien voters have signed a petition to amend a new minimum wage ordinance they believe does not go far enough.

In addition to Bellingham, Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton and Burien will have a citywide minimum wage in 2025, according to L&I. Bellingham’s rate will be the lowest of those cities.

Burien has the highest minimum wage in the state at $21.16 per hour for large employers. Tukwila is barely behind, with workers at large companies earning at least $21.10 per hour.

As of January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Burien is $21.16 an hour for employers with more than 500 workers. For smaller companies, it is $20.16 an hour.Initiative 1 would tie Burien’s minimum ...