“Post Falls, ID is close enough to Spokane, WA to influence the wage rate. WA minimum wage is almost $16 per hour while ID is $7.25..”
Yep, but I recently found McDonald’s pricing to be very close in Spokane (multiple franchises -vary somewhat), Post Falls, Couer d’Alene, Sandpoint and Ponderay. But in SE WA where I live pricing is significantly lower, yet still with the high minimum wage. Tells me franchise owners have a lot of pricing power and respond to market conditions.
McDonalds around Coeur d’Alene have huge signs out advertising their pay rate. I saw it today (on one of my many fall dump runs) and I think it said $18/hour!