Hourly Minimum Wage - Schedule 1 Employers
Seattle Mun. Code § 14.19.030
in effect14.19.030 - Hourly Minimum Wage - Schedule 1 Employers
A. Effective April 1, 2015, Schedule 1 employers shall pay each employee an hourly minimum wage of at least $11.00. Pursuant to the following schedule, effective January 1 of each year thereafter, Schedule 1 employers shall pay any employee an hourly minimum wage as follows:
Year | Hourly Minimum Wage
2016 | $13.00
2017 | $15.00
Effective January 1, 2018, the hourly minimum wage paid by a Schedule 1 employer to any employee shall be increased annually on a percentage basis to reflect the rate of inflation and calculated to the nearest cent on January 1 of each year thereafter.
B. Schedule 1 employers can meet the applicable hourly minimum wage requirement through a payment of the minimum wage, provided that the Schedule 1 employer is in compliance with all applicable law. Where an employee is paid on a commission or piece-rate basis, wholly or partially, the amount earned on such basis in each work-week period may be credited as a part of the total wage for that period, and the total wages paid for such period shall be computed on the hours worked in that period resulting in no less than the applicable minimum wage rate. Where an employee is paid a bonus, the amount of the bonus in each work-week period may be credited as a part of the total wage for that period, and the total wages paid for such period shall be computed on the hours worked in that period resulting in no less than the applicable minimum wage rate. Pursuant to the following schedule, effective January 1, 2016, Schedule 1 employers that pay toward an individual employee's medical benefits plan shall pay the employee an hourly minimum wage as follows:
Year | Hourly Minimum Wage
2016 | $12.50
2017 | $13.50
2018 | $15.00
Effective January 1, 2019, payment by the employer of health benefits for employees shall no longer affect the hourly minimum wage paid by a Schedule 1 employer.
(Ord. 124490, § 4, 2014.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.19MIWAMICORAEMPEWOSE_14.19.030HOMIWACH1EMFetched: 11/1/2026