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New SeaTac minimum wage among highest in US. Here's how local businesses are responding
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The City of SeaTac will be raising its minimum wage from $19.06 an hour to $19.71 an hour for workers in the hospitality and transportation industries.
The increase will be starting Jan. 1, 2024.
The increase will make SeaTac's place the highest minimum wage in the state and one of the highest in the country in the coming calendar year. In 2023, Seattle had a minimum wage of $18.69 an hour and Tukwila was at $18.99 an hour. The minimum wages in these cities have not been announced yet for 2024. The city of Tukwila is expected to announce its new minimum wage by Oct. 15.
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/money/seatac-raises-minimum-wage-2024-washington-state/281-0af36bf7-6e68-4cad-bed4-a2f5e30d33dd