Wa State King County Minimum Wage 2024. — currently, king county’s minimum wage is aligned with the state’s $15.74 an hour benchmark. Younger workers, ages 14 or 15, can expect to be paid $13.84 an.
— on may 14, 2024, the king county council adopted a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage (and some of the cities inside king county) for all. — the department of labor & industries announced the washington state minimum wage will increase from $15.74 to $16.28 an hour starting jan.