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Now Available! 2025 Workplace Poster Translations
2025 workplace posters translated into 29 languages are available for download at the Office of Labor Standards (OLS) website on the Languages webpage here.
The 2025 workplace poster in English can also be downloaded at the OLS website here. Employers must post this poster in English and the preferred languages of employees at their workplace.
OLS mailed this poster to every business with a Seattle business license. Additionally, information on Seattle labor standards including the increase to the minimum wage in 2025 was included in the City of Seattle Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) mailing sent to all registered Seattle businesses.
Sign up for the OLS newsletter for the latest on when these posters will be available and for updates on Seattle labor standards on the OLS website.
2025 Minimum Wage Reminder
ALL businesses both large and small will pay employees at least Seattle’s minimum wage of $20.76 per hour. Seattle’s 2025 Minimum Wage goes into effect January 1, 2025.
Small businesses will no longer be able to make up any part of the minimum wage with customer tips or payments toward medical benefits paid for their employees.
The Minimum Wage Ordinance sets the minimum wage for employees working within city limits. Seattle’s current 2024 minimum wage is $19.97/hour for large employers and for small employers who do not pay at least $2.72/hour toward the employee’s medical benefits and/or where the employee does not earn at least $2.72/ hour in tips. Small employers who do pay $2.72/hour in medical benefits and/or where the employee earns at least $2.72/hour in tips currently pay $17.25/hour.
An annual increase to the minimum wage is required by the Minimum Wage Ordinance. The minimum wage applies regardless of the employee’s immigration status. The minimum wage increase will reflect the rate of inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for the Seattle Tacoma Bellevue area.
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