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Updated · WTOP · Jun 30
D.C. Raises Minimum Wage to $18.40 an Hour, Tipped Base Pay to $10.30
Updated
Updated · WTOP · Jun 30

D.C. Raises Minimum Wage to $18.40 an Hour, Tipped Base Pay to $10.30

3 articles · Updated · WTOP · Jun 30

Summary

  • $18.40 an hour becomes D.C.’s new minimum wage on July 1, up from $17.95, while tipped workers’ base pay rises from $10 to $10.30.
  • The increase takes effect under scheduled wage law changes, and employers must make up any shortfall if tips do not lift workers to the standard minimum wage on average.
  • The pay hike is part of a broader July 1 rollout of new laws across the Washington region, including Virginia and Maryland measures on housing, schools, criminal records and policing.

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