{
 "data_as_of": "2026-10-27",
 "coverage_from": "2026-01-01",
 "sample_of": [
  "WA",
  "CO",
  "IL"
 ],
 "jurisdictions": [
  {
   "id": "us",
   "name": "United States",
   "level": "federal",
   "country": "US",
   "state": null,
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Employers and employees covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), nationwide. Where a state or local minimum wage is higher, the employer must pay the higher rate.",
   "match": {
    "type": "country"
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2009-07-24",
     "rate": 7.25,
     "tipped_cash": 2.13,
     "source": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage",
     "quote": "The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "youth",
     "label": "Youth opportunity wage",
     "conditions": "Employees under 20 years old, during their first 90 consecutive calendar days with an employer. Employers may not displace other workers to hire at this rate, and a higher state or local rate still applies.",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "1997-09-01",
       "rate": 4.25,
       "tipped_cash": null,
       "source": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/history/chart",
       "quote": "A subminimum wage -- $4.25 an hour -- is established for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "note": "Created by the 1996 FLSA amendments. DOL's history chart attaches this footnote to the September 1, 1997 row; the exact start date was not confirmed, so 1997-09-01 is a date it was certainly in effect, not necessarily the first day."
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [],
   "notes": [
    "Tipped employees (more than $30 a month in tips) may be paid a cash wage of $2.13 an hour if tips bring them up to $7.25. The maximum tip credit is $5.12.",
    "Only Congress can change the federal rate. No change is scheduled.",
    "Executive Order 14026 (the higher federal contractor minimum wage) was revoked on March 14, 2025 and DOL says it no longer enforces it. Contractor rates under Executive Order 13658 are not included here.",
    "Subminimum wages under special DOL certificates (full-time students, learners, workers with disabilities) are not included."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-co",
   "name": "Colorado",
   "level": "state",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "CO",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers statewide where no higher local minimum applies (Denver, Edgewater, Boulder County unincorporated areas and the City of Boulder set their own rates).",
   "match": {
    "type": "state"
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 15.16,
     "tipped_cash": 12.14,
     "source": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped",
     "quote": "Colorado $15.16 $3.02 $12.14 More than $30",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 15.71,
     "tipped_cash": 12.69,
     "source": "https://cdle.colorado.gov/press-releases/press-release-colorado-minimum-wage-will-increase-to-1571/hour-in-2027",
     "quote": "minimum wage will increase to $15.71 per hour in 2027, and $12.69 for tipped workers",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual CPI-U adjustment under the Colorado constitution. CDLE announced the 2027 rate on August 13, 2026, so the 2028 amount should come around August 2027.",
     "source": "https://cdle.colorado.gov/dlss"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Tipped employees may be paid up to $3.02 an hour less than the minimum wage.",
    "cdle.colorado.gov blocks scripted requests, so the 2027 quote was checked by hand in a browser. CDLE's DLSS page also lists: Colorado (if no local minimum applies) $15.71 $12.69 $15.16 $12.14."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-co-boulder",
   "name": "Boulder",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "CO",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers, for work within City of Boulder limits (Ordinance 8664, B.R.C. Chapter 12-6). Applies to minors too.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "0807850",
     "name": "Boulder"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "08013",
     "name": "Boulder"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 16.82,
     "tipped_cash": 13.8,
     "source": "https://bouldercolorado.gov/local-minimum-wage",
     "quote": "Beginning January 1, 2026: $16.82 per hour;",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 18.17,
     "tipped_cash": 15.15,
     "source": "https://bouldercolorado.gov/local-minimum-wage",
     "quote": "Beginning January 1, 2027: $18.17 per hour;",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "From 2028 the rate rises each January 1 by the prior year's increase in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CPI-U. Amount not announced yet.",
     "source": "https://bouldercolorado.gov/local-minimum-wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Tipped cash wage is the minimum wage minus the maximum $3.02 tip credit, and the credit is only allowed for food and beverage workers who actually receive the tips. Other tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "Employers must post the city minimum wage in English and Spanish."
   ],
   "confidence": "medium"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-co-boulder-county",
   "name": "Boulder County",
   "level": "county",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "CO",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers, for employees doing 4 or more hours of work a week in unincorporated Boulder County (for example Allenspark, Eldora, Gold Hill, Hygiene, Niwot and parts of Gunbarrel). Doesn't apply in Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior or Ward.",
   "match": {
    "type": "county_unincorporated",
    "county": {
     "geoid": "08013",
     "name": "Boulder"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 16.82,
     "tipped_cash": 13.8,
     "source": "https://bouldercounty.gov/departments/commissioners/local-minimum-wage/",
     "quote": "The local minimum wage in unincorporated Boulder County is 16.82/hour in 2026.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 17.43,
     "tipped_cash": 14.41,
     "source": "https://bouldercounty.gov/departments/commissioners/local-minimum-wage/",
     "quote": "Starting on Jan. 1, 2027, the local minimum wage in unincorporated Boulder County is $17.43/hour",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "From 2027 on, the rate rises each January 1 by the year-over-year Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CPI (all items) published each August. The county's page shows only estimates for 2028 and later.",
     "source": "https://bouldercounty.gov/departments/commissioners/local-minimum-wage/"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Ordinance 2025-001 (adopted November 20, 2025) replaced the earlier schedule that was heading to $25 by 2030.",
    "Tipped cash wage is the minimum wage minus the maximum $3.02 tip credit, only for food and beverage workers. The county's own tipped table shows $13.80 for 2026 and $14.41 for 2027."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-co-denver",
   "name": "Denver",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "CO",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers, for work performed within the City and County of Denver. Doesn't apply to work outside Denver, to employees who work less than 4 hours a week in Denver, or to employees only traveling through Denver while working.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "0820000",
     "name": "Denver"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "08031",
     "name": "Denver"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 19.29,
     "tipped_cash": 16.27,
     "source": "https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Auditors-Office/Denver-Labor/Citywide-Minimum-Wage",
     "quote": "The local minimum wage in 2026 is $19.29 per hour. Denver's minimum wage for qualified tipped workers in the food and beverage industry increased to $16.27 per hour",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 19.84,
     "tipped_cash": 16.82,
     "source": "https://www.denvergov.org/News-articles/2026/Denver-Local-Minimum-Wage-Adjusts-for-2027",
     "quote": "local minimum wage will increase to $19.84 from $19.29 beginning on January 1, 2027. The minimum wage for tipped food and beverage workers will be $16.82 per hour",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual adjustment by the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CPI-W. Denver announced the 2027 rate in August 2026, so the 2028 rate should come out around August 2027.",
     "source": "https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Auditors-Office/Denver-Labor/Citywide-Minimum-Wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "The tip credit (up to $3.02 an hour) is only allowed in the food and beverage industry, and only when the worker actually receives at least that much in tips. Other tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "Employers of unemancipated minors in a city-certified youth employment program may pay them 15% less than the minimum wage.",
    "Denver is a consolidated city and county, so the city limits and Denver County are the same area.",
    "Other Colorado localities: we found no city or county besides Denver, Edgewater, the City of Boulder and unincorporated Boulder County with a local minimum wage taking effect by 2027. Boulder County says Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior and Ward use the state rate."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-co-edgewater",
   "name": "Edgewater",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "CO",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers, for work in Edgewater city limits (Ordinance 2023-07, in effect since January 1, 2024). The city plans to match Denver's rate over time.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "0823135",
     "name": "Edgewater"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "08059",
     "name": "Jefferson"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 18.17,
     "tipped_cash": 13.5,
     "source": "https://www.edgewaterco.gov/doing-business/minimum-wage",
     "quote": "COE Minimum Wage $13.65 $15.02 $16.52 $18.17 $19.99 $21.99",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 19.99,
     "tipped_cash": null,
     "source": "https://www.edgewaterco.gov/doing-business/minimum-wage",
     "quote": "COE Minimum Wage $13.65 $15.02 $16.52 $18.17 $19.99 $21.99",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "rate": 21.99,
     "tipped_cash": null,
     "source": "https://www.edgewaterco.gov/doing-business/minimum-wage",
     "quote": "COE Minimum Wage $13.65 $15.02 $16.52 $18.17 $19.99 $21.99",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "note": "Tipped minimum wage for 2027 is still listed as TBD. Ordinance 2025-23 raised the tip credit from $3.02 to $4.67 for 2026 only, and the city said it aimed to set the 2027 tip credit by July 30, 2026. Until the city posts it, tipped_cash for 2027 and 2028 is null here: don't fall back to the state tipped wage.",
     "source": "https://www.edgewaterco.gov/doing-business/minimum-wage"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2029-01-01",
     "note": "The 2029 rate will be set later, based on Denver's minimum wage.",
     "source": "https://www.edgewaterco.gov/doing-business/minimum-wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Rates in the table run from 2023 to 2028; the 2026, 2027 and 2028 rates are approved by the City Council.",
    "For 2026 the tip credit is $4.67, so tipped workers can be paid $13.50 cash if tips cover the difference.",
    "Edgewater's website blocks automated downloads; quotes were read in a browser. The table cells are quoted as one row."
   ],
   "confidence": "medium"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-il",
   "name": "Illinois",
   "level": "state",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "IL",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Employers with 4 or more employees, not counting family members (Illinois Minimum Wage Law, 820 ILCS 105). Chicago and Cook County set higher local rates.",
   "match": {
    "type": "state"
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2025-01-01",
     "rate": 15,
     "tipped_cash": 9,
     "source": "https://labor.illinois.gov/faqs/minimum-wage-overtime-faq.html",
     "quote": "Beginning January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Illinois is $15.00 per hour for those individuals who are 18 years and older.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "youth",
     "label": "Youth wage (under 18, under 650 hours)",
     "conditions": "Employees under 18 who have worked 650 hours or fewer for the employer in the calendar year. Once they pass 650 hours they get the full rate.",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2025-01-01",
       "rate": 13,
       "tipped_cash": null,
       "source": "https://labor.illinois.gov/faqs/minimum-wage-overtime-faq.html",
       "quote": "Those under 18 years of age may be paid at the rate of $13.00 per hour for less than 650 hours worked for an employer in a calendar year.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "new-hire",
     "label": "New employee training wage (first 90 days)",
     "conditions": "Employees 18 and older during their first 90 days with the employer. Tipped trainees may still be paid $9.00 with the 40% tip credit.",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2025-01-01",
       "rate": 14.5,
       "tipped_cash": 9,
       "source": "https://labor.illinois.gov/faqs/minimum-wage-overtime-faq.html",
       "quote": "Employees over the age of 18, who do NOT receive tips, may be paid $14.50 for the first 90 days with employer.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [],
   "notes": [
    "Tipped employees: employers may credit tips up to 40% of the minimum wage, so the cash wage is $9.00.",
    "The $15.00 rate was the last scheduled step; no inflation indexing.",
    "Employers may get licenses to pay learners and some workers with disabilities less; Illinois stops issuing disability subminimum licenses after December 31, 2029."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-il-chicago",
   "name": "Chicago",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "IL",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Employers with 4 or more employees (and all employers of domestic workers), for employees who work at least 2 hours in any 2-week period in Chicago. Employers with fewer than 4 employees are not covered by the city ordinance. The rate changes every July 1.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "1714000",
     "name": "Chicago"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "17031",
     "name": "Cook"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2025-07-01",
     "rate": 16.6,
     "tipped_cash": 12.62,
     "source": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/OSL/faqminimumwage09302025.pdf",
     "quote": "$16.60 per hour for Employers who have 4 or more Employees ($12.62 per hour for tipped",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2026-07-01",
     "rate": 17.05,
     "tipped_cash": 12.96,
     "source": "https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/minimumwageinformation.html",
     "quote": "As of July 1, 2026, the minimum wage in Chicago is $17.05 per hour for employers with 4 or more employees.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "youth-and-subsidized",
     "label": "Youth and subsidized programs",
     "conditions": "Employees under 18, subsidized temporary youth employment programs, subsidized transitional employment programs, and workers covered by Section 6 of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law. From July 1, 2026 the city notice says youth workers get the standard rate.",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2025-07-01",
       "rate": 16.5,
       "tipped_cash": 12.54,
       "source": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/OSL/faqminimumwage09302025.pdf",
       "quote": "$16.50 per hour for subsidized temporary youth employment programs",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2026-07-01",
       "rate": 17.05,
       "tipped_cash": 12.96,
       "source": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/OSL/2026_MW%20and%20PL-English_Public%20Notice_FINAL_20260527.pdf",
       "quote": "must receive at least the $17.05",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2027-07-01",
     "note": "Annual increase every July 1 by CPI or 2.5%, whichever is lower; the city posts it in late spring. The tipped wage has stayed at 76% of the minimum wage since July 2025 (tip credit frozen at 24%).",
     "source": "https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/minimumwageinformation.html"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Tipped workers' wages plus tips must reach the full minimum wage or the employer pays the difference.",
    "Chicago's 2023 ordinance phases out the tip credit. The July 2026 tipped wage ($12.96) is 76% of the minimum wage, the same share as July 2025, which matches the reported freeze of the phase-out.",
    "City contractors and concessionaires have a higher rate ($18.50 from July 1, 2026), not included here.",
    "A small part of Chicago (around O'Hare) lies in DuPage County.",
    "Chicago's PDF notices block automated downloads; their text was read in a browser."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-il-cook-county",
   "name": "Cook County",
   "level": "county",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "IL",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Employers with 4 or more employees (or any employer of a domestic worker) that have a business facility in Cook County or a Cook County business license, for employees 18 and older who work at least 2 hours in any 2-week period in Cook County. Applies in unincorporated Cook County and in municipalities that haven't opted out; it doesn't apply in Chicago (own ordinance) or in the 117 municipalities on the county's opt-out list. The rate changes every July 1.",
   "match": {
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    "county": {
     "geoid": "17031",
     "name": "Cook"
    },
    "except_places": [
     {
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      "name": "Chicago"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1701010",
      "name": "Alsip"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1702154",
      "name": "Arlington Heights"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1703844",
      "name": "Barrington"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1704013",
      "name": "Bartlett"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1704572",
      "name": "Bedford Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1704975",
      "name": "Bellwood"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1705248",
      "name": "Bensenville"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1705404",
      "name": "Berkeley"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1706704",
      "name": "Blue Island"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1708225",
      "name": "Bridgeview"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1708446",
      "name": "Broadview"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1708576",
      "name": "Brookfield"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1709447",
      "name": "Buffalo Grove"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1709642",
      "name": "Burbank"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1709798",
      "name": "Burnham"
     },
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      "name": "Burr Ridge"
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     {
      "geoid": "1710487",
      "name": "Calumet City"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1710513",
      "name": "Calumet Park"
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     {
      "geoid": "1714026",
      "name": "Chicago Heights"
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      "geoid": "1714065",
      "name": "Chicago Ridge"
     },
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      "name": "Cicero"
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      "name": "Country Club Hills"
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      "name": "Crestwood"
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      "name": "Des Plaines"
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      "name": "Elgin"
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      "name": "Evergreen Park"
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      "name": "Flossmoor"
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      "name": "Ford Heights"
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      "name": "Franklin Park"
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      "name": "Glenwood"
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      "name": "Golf"
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      "geoid": "1732746",
      "name": "Hanover Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1733383",
      "name": "Harvey"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1733435",
      "name": "Harwood Heights"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1733695",
      "name": "Hazel Crest"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1734514",
      "name": "Hickory Hills"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735086",
      "name": "Hillside"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735307",
      "name": "Hinsdale"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735385",
      "name": "Hodgkins"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735411",
      "name": "Hoffman Estates"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735835",
      "name": "Homer Glen"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735866",
      "name": "Hometown"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1735879",
      "name": "Homewood"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1737257",
      "name": "Indian Head Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1737608",
      "name": "Inverness"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1738830",
      "name": "Justice"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1740767",
      "name": "La Grange"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1740793",
      "name": "La Grange Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1742028",
      "name": "Lansing"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1742795",
      "name": "Lemont"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1743744",
      "name": "Lincolnwood"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1745421",
      "name": "Lynwood"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1745434",
      "name": "Lyons"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1747007",
      "name": "Markham"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1747540",
      "name": "Matteson"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1747774",
      "name": "Maywood"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1748242",
      "name": "Melrose Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1748554",
      "name": "Merrionette Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1748892",
      "name": "Midlothian"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1750647",
      "name": "Morton Grove"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1751089",
      "name": "Mount Prospect"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1753000",
      "name": "Niles"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1753377",
      "name": "Norridge"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1754144",
      "name": "North Riverside"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1753481",
      "name": "Northbrook"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1753871",
      "name": "Northlake"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1754638",
      "name": "Oak Forest"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1754820",
      "name": "Oak Lawn"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1755938",
      "name": "Olympia Fields"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1756627",
      "name": "Orland Hills"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1756640",
      "name": "Orland Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1757225",
      "name": "Palatine"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1757381",
      "name": "Palos Heights"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1757394",
      "name": "Palos Hills"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1757407",
      "name": "Palos Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1757732",
      "name": "Park Forest"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1757875",
      "name": "Park Ridge"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1761314",
      "name": "Posen"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1762016",
      "name": "Prospect Heights"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1763706",
      "name": "Richton Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1764278",
      "name": "Riverdale"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1764304",
      "name": "River Forest"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1764343",
      "name": "River Grove"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1764421",
      "name": "Riverside"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1764616",
      "name": "Robbins"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1765338",
      "name": "Rolling Meadows"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1765806",
      "name": "Roselle"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1765819",
      "name": "Rosemont"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1767769",
      "name": "Sauk Village"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1768003",
      "name": "Schaumburg"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1768081",
      "name": "Schiller Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1770564",
      "name": "South Barrington"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1770629",
      "name": "South Chicago Heights"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1770850",
      "name": "South Holland"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1772520",
      "name": "Steger"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1772676",
      "name": "Stickney"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1772923",
      "name": "Stone Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1773157",
      "name": "Streamwood"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1773638",
      "name": "Summit"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1775185",
      "name": "Thornton"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1775484",
      "name": "Tinley Park"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1780047",
      "name": "Westchester"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1781087",
      "name": "Wheeling"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1782049",
      "name": "Willow Springs"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1783245",
      "name": "Woodridge"
     },
     {
      "geoid": "1783518",
      "name": "Worth"
     }
    ]
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2025-07-01",
     "rate": 15,
     "tipped_cash": 9,
     "source": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2025-05/Final%20Min%20Wage%20Notice%20to%20Employers_Eng%2007012025.pdf",
     "quote": "Minimum wage for tipped workers: $9.00 Minimum wage for non-tipped workers: $15.00",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2026-07-01",
     "rate": 15.4,
     "tipped_cash": 9.25,
     "source": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/minimum-wage-ordinance-and-regulations",
     "quote": "the minimum wage in Cook County is $15.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and $9.25 per hour for tipped employees",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2027-07-01",
     "note": "Every July 1 the Commission on Human Rights sets the rate at the highest of the federal, Illinois or CPI-based county rate (the CPI calculation is skipped if county unemployment is 8.5% or higher). Usually published in May or June.",
     "source": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/minimum-wage-ordinance-and-regulations"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "except_places is the county's list 'Municipalities That Opted Out of Cook County's Minimum Wage' (dated June 27, 2023, still the version posted), plus Chicago. The county says the list changes and isn't definitive, so employers in a suburb should confirm with the municipality. 'Elk Grove' on the list is written here as Elk Grove Village.",
    "Municipalities on the county's list that follow the county wage: Barrington Hills, Berwyn, Countryside, Deerfield, Dolton, Evanston, Glencoe, Kenilworth, McCook, Northfield, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Phoenix, Skokie, University Park, Western Springs, Wilmette and Winnetka.",
    "Workers under 18 aren't covered; they get the Illinois youth minimum wage.",
    "Employers may pay up to $0.50 less than the county minimum during a new employee's first 90 days, except day laborers, temporary and seasonal workers.",
    "Several opted-out municipalities straddle county lines; the opt-out only matters for their Cook County parts."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa",
   "name": "Washington",
   "level": "state",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Most employers in Washington. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham, Everett, Burien and unincorporated King County set higher local rates.",
   "match": {
    "type": "state"
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 17.13,
     "tipped_cash": 17.13,
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/",
     "quote": "The 2026 minimum wage in the state of Washington is $17.13 per hour.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 17.73,
     "tipped_cash": 17.73,
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/",
     "quote": "The 2027 minimum wage in the state of Washington is $17.73 per hour.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "youth-14-15",
     "label": "Workers aged 14 and 15",
     "conditions": "Workers aged 14 or 15 may be paid 85% of the adult minimum wage.",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 14.56,
       "tipped_cash": 14.56,
       "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/_docs/2026MinimumWageAnnouncementEnglish.pdf",
       "quote": "Workers who are 14 or 15 years old may be paid 85% of the adult minimum wage, or $14.56 per hour.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 15.07,
       "tipped_cash": 15.07,
       "source": "https://www.lni.wa.gov/news-events/article/26-17",
       "quote": "In 2027, the minimum wage for these younger workers will be $15.07 an hour, up from the current youth minimum of $14.56.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual CPI-W adjustment (August to August). L&I announces the new rate on September 30, 2027.",
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Tips and service charges can't be counted toward the minimum wage.",
    "The 2027 rate was announced by L&I on September 30, 2026 (news release 26-17)."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-bellingham",
   "name": "Bellingham",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers, for all hours worked by employees within Bellingham city limits (Initiative 2023-01, BMC Chapter 6.07). The city rate is set at $2.00 above the Washington State minimum wage each January 1.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5305280",
     "name": "Bellingham"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53073",
     "name": "Whatcom"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 19.13,
     "tipped_cash": 19.13,
     "source": "https://cob.org/services/business/city-minimum-wage",
     "quote": "As of January 1, 2026, the current minimum wage in Bellingham is $19.13, which is $2.00 above the Washington State minimum wage for 2026.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "note": "By city rule the rate is $2.00 above the state minimum wage, which is $17.73 for 2027, so it should be $19.73. The city says it sets the rate within two weeks of the state announcement (September 30) but had not posted the 2027 figure as of 2026-10-26. The city page blocks scripts, so the monthly check watches L&I's local rates page, which lists Bellingham.",
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit, so tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "The initiative is silent on minors; the city says only a court can settle whether minors may be paid less, so the safe course is the full city rate.",
    "The original rate took effect May 1, 2024."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-burien",
   "name": "Burien",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers for work in Burien, with three tiers under BMC Chapter 5.16 (voter initiative): large employers (501 or more employees), medium (16 to 500) and small (15 or fewer). Franchisees count the whole franchise network's employees. General periods are the large employer rate.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5308850",
     "name": "Burien"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53033",
     "name": "King"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 21.78,
     "tipped_cash": 21.78,
     "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage",
     "quote": "2026 Burien large employer minimum wage hourly rate: $21.78",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 22.49,
     "tipped_cash": 22.49,
     "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage",
     "quote": "2027 Burien large employer minimum wage hourly rate: $22.49",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "medium",
     "label": "Medium employers",
     "conditions": "16 to 500 employees",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 20.78,
       "tipped_cash": 20.78,
       "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage",
       "quote": "2026 Burien medium employer minimum wage hourly rate: $20.78",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 22.49,
       "tipped_cash": 22.49,
       "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage",
       "quote": "2027 Burien large employer minimum wage hourly rate: $22.49",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "small",
     "label": "Small employers",
     "conditions": "15 or fewer employees",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 19.28,
       "tipped_cash": 19.28,
       "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage",
       "quote": "2026 Burien small employer minimum wage hourly rate: $19.28",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 20.49,
       "tipped_cash": 20.49,
       "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage",
       "quote": "2027 Burien small employer minimum wage hourly rate: 20.49",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Large employer rate rises by the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue CPI-W (12 months ending in August); the city publishes it by October 15, 2027. Medium employers pay the large rate from 2027 on; small employers pay the 2028 large rate minus $1.50, with the gap shrinking by $0.50 a year after that until it reaches zero.",
     "source": "https://www.burienwa.gov/city_hall/laws_regulations/minimum_wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit, and Burien's ordinance says tips and service charges can't count toward the minimum wage.",
    "Burien's earlier council ordinance (BMC 5.15, in effect from January 1, 2025) was repealed effective May 27, 2026; the rates here are under BMC 5.16 and Administrative Rule 2026-01 (page updated October 13, 2026)."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-everett",
   "name": "Everett",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Covered employers doing business in Everett city limits (Initiative 24-01, EMC Chapter 5.08, in effect since July 1, 2025): large employers (500 or more total employees, including franchises under common control) and other covered employers (15 to 499 employees, or more than $2 million of annual gross revenue in Everett). Employers with 14 or fewer employees and no more than $2 million of Everett revenue follow the state minimum wage. General periods are the large employer rate.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5322640",
     "name": "Everett"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53061",
     "name": "Snohomish"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 20.77,
     "tipped_cash": 20.77,
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates",
     "quote": "$20.77/hour for employers with more than 500 employees in Washington",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 21.52,
     "tipped_cash": 21.52,
     "source": "https://www.everettwa.gov/3287/Minimum-wage",
     "quote": "$21.52 Large employers",
     "verified": "2026-10-26",
     "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "other-covered",
     "label": "Other covered employers",
     "conditions": "15 to 499 employees, or more than $2 million of annual gross revenue in Everett",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 18.77,
       "tipped_cash": 18.77,
       "source": "https://www.everettwa.gov/3287/Minimum-wage",
       "quote": "$18.77 (1/1/26-6/30/26)",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2026-07-01",
       "rate": 19.77,
       "tipped_cash": 19.77,
       "source": "https://www.everettwa.gov/3287/Minimum-wage",
       "quote": "$19.77(7/1/26-12/31/26)",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 20.52,
       "tipped_cash": 20.52,
       "source": "https://www.everettwa.gov/3287/Minimum-wage",
       "quote": "$20.52 (1/1/27-6/30/27)",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-07-01",
       "rate": 21.52,
       "tipped_cash": 21.52,
       "source": "https://www.everettwa.gov/3287/Minimum-wage",
       "quote": "$21.52 (7/1/27-12/31/27)",
       "verified": "2026-10-26",
       "hand_checked": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual inflation adjustment (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue CPI-W, 12 months ending in August). The Finance Department publishes the next year's rate by October 15.",
     "source": "https://www.everettwa.gov/3287/Minimum-wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit; Everett's rates exclude tips and service charges.",
    "From July 1, 2027 other covered employers pay the same rate as large employers.",
    "Everett's web pages block automated downloads, but its DocumentCenter PDFs used here can be fetched."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-king-county",
   "name": "King County",
   "level": "county",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Work done in unincorporated King County, all employers, with temporary reductions by employer size and revenue. General periods are the rate for employers with 500 or more employees (the full rate, which all but the smallest low-revenue employers pay from 2027).",
   "match": {
    "type": "county_unincorporated",
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53033",
     "name": "King"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 20.82,
     "tipped_cash": 20.82,
     "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage",
     "quote": "$20.82 per hour (No reduction)",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 21.57,
     "tipped_cash": 21.57,
     "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage",
     "quote": "Starting January 1, 2027, the minimum wage for work done in unincorporated King County will be $21.57 per hour",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "small-low-revenue",
     "label": "Small, lower-revenue employers",
     "conditions": "15 or fewer employees and annual gross revenue of less than $2 million",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 18.32,
       "tipped_cash": 18.32,
       "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage",
       "quote": "$18.32 per hour ($2.50 less)",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 19.57,
       "tipped_cash": 19.57,
       "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage",
       "quote": "an annual gross revenue of less than $2 million can pay $2.00 less, or $19.57 per hour",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "mid-size-or-small-high-revenue",
     "label": "Mid-size employers, and small employers with $2 million or more in revenue",
     "conditions": "More than 15 but fewer than 500 employees (any revenue), or 15 or fewer employees with annual gross revenue of $2 million or more",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 19.82,
       "tipped_cash": 19.82,
       "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage",
       "quote": "$19.82 per hour ($1.00 less)",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 21.57,
       "tipped_cash": 21.57,
       "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage",
       "quote": "Starting January 1, 2027, the minimum wage for work done in unincorporated King County will be $21.57 per hour",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual adjustment every January 1, usually announced in the fall.",
     "source": "https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/governance-leadership/local-government-for-unincorporated-king-county/minimum-wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit, so tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "Employee counts use the average number employed over the past 12 months, wherever they worked; revenue is total worldwide revenue.",
    "Cities inside King County (Seattle, Tukwila, Renton, Burien, SeaTac and others) are not covered; they have their own rate or follow the state rate."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-renton",
   "name": "Renton",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Covered employers only, for hours worked in Renton: large employers (more than 500 employees worldwide, and certain franchises) and mid-size employers (at least 15 but no more than 500 employees worldwide, or more than $2 million of annual gross revenue in Renton). Smaller employers follow the state minimum wage. General periods are the large employer rate.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5357745",
     "name": "Renton"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53033",
     "name": "King"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 21.57,
     "tipped_cash": 21.57,
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates",
     "quote": "$21.57/hour for employers with more than 500 employees. For employers with 15 to 500 employees, $20.57/hour from Jan.1 to June 30, 2026",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 22.28,
     "tipped_cash": 22.28,
     "source": "https://www.rentonwa.gov/City-Services/Tax-and-Licensing/Labor-Standards",
     "quote": "the minimum wage for large and midsize employers will increase from $21.57 to $22.28 per hour",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [
    {
     "id": "mid-size",
     "label": "Mid-size employers",
     "conditions": "At least 15 but no more than 500 employees worldwide, or more than $2 million of annual gross revenue in Renton",
     "periods": [
      {
       "effective": "2026-01-01",
       "rate": 20.57,
       "tipped_cash": 20.57,
       "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates",
       "quote": "For employers with 15 to 500 employees, $20.57/hour from Jan.1 to June 30, 2026, and $21.57 from July1 to Dec. 31, 2026.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2026-07-01",
       "rate": 21.57,
       "tipped_cash": 21.57,
       "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates",
       "quote": "For employers with 15 to 500 employees, $20.57/hour from Jan.1 to June 30, 2026, and $21.57 from July1 to Dec. 31, 2026.",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
       "effective": "2027-01-01",
       "rate": 22.28,
       "tipped_cash": 22.28,
       "source": "https://www.rentonwa.gov/City-Services/Tax-and-Licensing/Labor-Standards",
       "quote": "the minimum wage for large and midsize employers will increase from $21.57 to $22.28 per hour",
       "verified": "2026-10-26"
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual inflation adjustment based on the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue CPI-W, usually announced in the fall.",
     "source": "https://www.rentonwa.gov/City-Services/Tax-and-Licensing/Labor-Standards"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit, and Renton's ordinance also bars counting tips and paying subminimum rates to minors under 16, certified workers with disabilities or learners on state certificates.",
    "From January 1, 2027 the mid-size phase-in ends and all covered employers pay the same rate.",
    "Renton's website blocks automated downloads; the 2027 quote was read in a browser."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-seatac",
   "name": "SeaTac",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "sector",
   "coverage": "Only nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory workers of hospitality and transportation employers in SeaTac (SMC Chapter 7.45, from 2013 Proposition 1), including at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Hospitality employers: hotels with 100 or more guest rooms and 30 or more workers, and institutional foodservice or retail operations with 10 or more nonmanagerial employees. Transportation employers: airport service providers (check-in, baggage and cargo handling, wheelchair escort, aircraft cleaning and fueling, ground transportation management and related janitorial, security or customer service) and rental car (over 100 cars), shuttle (over 10 vans or buses) or parking (over 100 spaces) operators, each with 25 or more nonmanagerial employees. Certificated air carriers serving themselves are excluded. Other SeaTac employers follow the Washington State minimum wage.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5362288",
     "name": "SeaTac"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53033",
     "name": "King"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 20.74,
     "tipped_cash": 20.74,
     "source": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates",
     "quote": "$20.74/hour for employers in hospitality and transportation industries.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "note": "Annual increase under SMC 7.45.050 at the same percentage as the Washington State minimum wage increase announced by L&I on September 30 (3.5% for 2027), which would make it about $21.47. The City Manager is supposed to publish the bulletin by October 15, but as of 2026-10-26 the city page only lists the 2026 notice.",
     "source": "https://www.seatacwa.gov/Get-services/Running-your-business/Employment-standards-for-hospitality-and-transportation-employers"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit, so tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "Tips, gratuities, service charges and commissions can't be credited toward the rate.",
    "The city's 2026 notice (dated October 1, 2025) says the rate rises to $20.74 effective January 1, 2026. The city's pages and PDFs block automated downloads, so the rate is quoted from the Washington Department of Labor & Industries list of local rates."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-seattle",
   "name": "Seattle",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "All employers, regardless of size, for employees working within Seattle city limits. Since January 1, 2025 there is a single rate for all employer sizes.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5363000",
     "name": "Seattle"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53033",
     "name": "King"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 21.3,
     "tipped_cash": 21.3,
     "source": "https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/LaborStandards/QA_MW_26_0928v2_ADA.pdf",
     "quote": "Seattle minimum wage: $21.30",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 22.14,
     "tipped_cash": 22.14,
     "source": "https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/LaborStandards/QA_MW_26_0928v2_ADA.pdf",
     "quote": "Starting January 1, 2027, all employers, regardless of schedule size, will be required to pay the same minimum wage of $22.14.",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual inflation adjustment (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue CPI-W). The Office of Labor Standards announces the next year's rate by the fall.",
     "source": "https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/minimum-wage"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit: tips and service charges can't count toward the minimum wage, so tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "Employees under 16 may be paid 85% of the Seattle rate, and student learners, apprentices and messengers with state and Seattle special certificates may be paid less (still above the state minimum). Subminimum wages for workers with disabilities aren't allowed.",
    "Other Washington cities: L&I's September 30, 2026 release names Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham, Everett, Burien and unincorporated King County as the places with their own minimum wage. We found no other Washington city with one taking effect by 2027."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa-tukwila",
   "name": "Tukwila",
   "level": "city",
   "country": "US",
   "state": "WA",
   "scope": "general",
   "coverage": "Covered employers only: those with 15 or more employees worldwide (counting franchise networks and chains) or more than $2 million a year in gross revenue generated in Tukwila, for work in Tukwila city limits. Employers with fewer than 15 employees worldwide, $2 million or less in revenue and no link to a franchise network of more than 500 employees are not covered and follow state law. Since July 1, 2025 there is one rate for all covered employers.",
   "match": {
    "type": "place",
    "place": {
     "geoid": "5372625",
     "name": "Tukwila"
    },
    "county": {
     "geoid": "53033",
     "name": "King"
    }
   },
   "periods": [
    {
     "effective": "2026-01-01",
     "rate": 21.65,
     "tipped_cash": 21.65,
     "source": "https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/finance/minimum-wage-and-fair-access-to-additional-hours-of-work/",
     "quote": "The 2026 minimum wage is $21.65 for all employers covered by",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
     "effective": "2027-01-01",
     "rate": 22.45,
     "tipped_cash": 22.45,
     "source": "https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/finance/minimum-wage-and-fair-access-to-additional-hours-of-work/",
     "quote": "The 2027 minimum wage will be $22.45 for all employers covered by",
     "verified": "2026-10-26"
    }
   ],
   "variants": [],
   "pending": [
    {
     "effective": "2028-01-01",
     "note": "Annual inflation adjustment. The city publishes the next year's rate on its labor standards page by October 15.",
     "source": "https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/finance/minimum-wage-and-fair-access-to-additional-hours-of-work/"
    }
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Washington allows no tip credit, so tipped workers get the full rate.",
    "The rate also applies to workers under 18, temporary, seasonal and part-time workers."
   ],
   "confidence": "high"
  }
 ]
}