Effective January 1, 2025, Washington’s Minimum Wage increased to $16.66 per hour. Employees impacted by this increase are those at PS Group (Range) and Level (Step):
Current PS Group (Range) and Step
Move To
Range 30, Step A
Range 30, Step D
Range 30, Step B
Range 30, Step D
Range 30, Step C
Range 30, Step D
Range 31, Step A
Range 31, Step C
Range 31, Step B
Range 31, Step C
Range 32, Step A
Range 32, Step B
This does not apply to the Teamsters salary schedule or salary schedules not maintained by OFM (i.e., higher education).
Your agency must complete Basic Pay updates before payroll closes on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
Employees who have a January 1, 2025, periodic increment date (PID) and are impacted by this increase should be placed at a step within the assigned salary range for their classification that is equal to or higher than the minimum wage and then their PID increase should be applied.
Please note: Beginning January 1, 2025, Range 30, Step D will be considered the new minimum of the salary range.
Identifying Employees
To identify if your agency has employees who are impacted by this increase, run the Employee Basic Pay IT 8 History Report with the following steps and criteria:
ZHR_RPTPAIT08
Reporting Period – Today
Employment Status – Not equal to 0
Personnel Area – Your 4-digit Personnel Area(s)
Pay Scale Group – 30, 31, and 32
Once you have executed your report, you should sort by Group, then Level in ascending order to identify anyone at Level A, B, and C as outlined per the Range above.
