SEATTLE — Seattle’s minimum wage took another step toward $15 an hour Friday.
Depending on the size of the business and whether the employees have health insurance, workers in Seattle will make as much as $13 an hour minimum in 2016.
In November, voters in Tacoma approved a graduated increase to $12 an hour starting in 2016. Employees who make at least $80 a year within the Tacoma city limits, will make $10.35 an hour starting Feb. 1.
The minimum wage in Washington is $9.47 an hour for the second year. It will no longer be the highest in the nation, as Massachusetts and California are both increasing to $10. Alaska’s minimum wage also is higher than Washington’s, at $9.75 an hour. Other states with higher statewide wages include Connecticut and Rhode Island.
