1. Your business
2. Your workers
| Name | Works in | Age | Pay type | Current rate ($/hour, salary $/year) | Hours a week | Notice in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paste a list (CSV: name, workplace, age, pay, rate, hours, lang)
Workplace: state, Seattle, Bellingham, Burien, Everett, King County, Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila. Pay: hourly, tipped, salary, computer.
3. City rates for 2027 you already have
On 2026-10-22 only Seattle had posted its 2027 rate. Until a city posts, a worker there is checked against the city's 2026 rate (the 2027 rate will be at least that) and marked CITY RATE PENDING. Type a posted 2027 rate here and every worker in that city is checked against it.
Result for 2027
| Worker | Works in | Now | 2027 floor | New rate | Raise a week | Raise in 2027 | Status | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Ruiz | Seattle | $21.50 | $22.14 | $22.14 | $20.48 | $1,064.96 | RAISE | Seattle $22.14 |
| Ben Cho | Seattle | $23.00 | $22.14 | $23.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | OK | Seattle $22.14 |
| Gus Lee | Seattle | $21.30 | $22.14 | $22.14 | $23.52 | $1,223.04 | RAISE | Seattle $22.14 Tips and service charges never count toward the minimum wage. |
| Cara Diaz | Washington (no city rate) | $17.13 | $17.73 | $17.73 | $18.00 | $936.00 | RAISE | state rate $17.73 |
| Dev Patel | Washington (no city rate) | $14.56 | $15.07 | $15.07 | $6.12 | $318.24 | RAISE | state 14-15 rate $15.07 |
| Eli Moore | Washington (no city rate) | $17.50 | $17.73 | $17.73 | $8.74 | $454.48 | RAISE | state rate $17.73 |
| Fay Kim | Washington (no city rate) | $80,000.00/yr | $82,976.40/yr | $82,976.40/yr | $57.24 | $2,976.40 | RAISE | exempt salary $1,595.70 a week (1-50 employees) Below the exempt salary: raise it, or pay overtime past 40 hours a week. |
| Hana Ito | Washington (no city rate) | $60.00 | $62.06 | $62.06 | $82.40 | $4,284.80 | RAISE | computer professional $62.06 an hour |
| Iris Novak | Renton | $21.60 | $21.57 | $21.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | CITY RATE PENDING | Renton $21.57 (2026 rate, new rate not posted) |
Tips and service charges never count toward the Washington minimum wage. A salaried worker under the exempt salary needs a raise, or overtime for hours past 40 a week. Not legal advice: WA L&I and your city have the last word.
Pro keeps this ready for the payroll run and for next year: saved rosters for every business or location, the payroll CSV with each worker's new rate, a printable pay change notice for every raised worker in English or Spanish, and the 2028 roll-forward (type L&I's 2028 rate when it is posted by 2027-09-30 and every floor, exempt salary and cost updates). $49 per year or $7.99 per month.
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2028 roll-forward
Type the 2028 rate to see every worker's 2028 floor. From 2028 the exempt salary is 2.5 times the weekly minimum for every employer size.
| Worker | 2028 floor | Raise a week | Raise in 2028 | Status |
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The 2027 rules this check uses
State. $17.73 an hour from 2027-01-01 (2026: $17.13). Ages 14-15: 85 %, $15.07. Ages 16 and 17 get the full rate.
Overtime-exempt salary. 2.25 times the weekly minimum for employers with 1-50 employees ($1,595.70 a week, $82,976.40 a year), 2.5 times for 51+ ($1,773.00 a week, $92,196.00 a year). Computer professionals paid hourly: 3.5 times, $62.06.
Cities. Seattle $22.14 for every employer size. Bellingham, Burien, Everett, unincorporated King County, Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila set their own rates and employer-size rules; their 2026 rates are built in and their 2027 rates are typed in section 3 once posted.
Tips. Washington does not allow a tip credit: tips and service charges are paid on top and never count toward the minimum wage.
Sources: Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (2027 minimum wage, local minimum wage rates), Seattle Office of Labor Standards (2027 rate), WAC 296-128-545. Not legal advice.