Posted on 10/02/2023 7:11:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year.
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday, The Seattle Times reported. A full-time worker making that wage would earn nearly $34,000 per year.
The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index.
Washington’s minimum wage of $15.74 an hour is currently the highest state-level minimum wage in the nation, according to state labor officials. …
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So much for teens trying to get entry-level work experience.
Companies will now hire experienced people and retain the workers they have now, while cutting hours of those recently hired.
But on the positive side, a married man and woman both working 40 hours per week could make $68,000 per year.. Presumably, they would have no college loans to pay off, either.
If they had teenage kids that mowed lawns or worked part time, the family would make $100,000 per year. So there’s that.
Does that include a free bulletproof vest?
With built-in “COVID-1984” mask, of course.
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