The minimum wage in the District of Columbia increased from $13.25 per hour to $14.00 per hour for all workers, regardless of size of employer effective Monday July 1st 2019.
The raise, is part of the “Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016”signed to law on June 27, 2016 by Mayor Bowser after unanimous passage by the D.C. Council. The law also includes provisions to further increase the minimum wage in subsequent years.
Under the new law, the base minimum wage for tipped employees also increases from $3.89 per hour to $4.45.
Today we join residents and community leaders to mark the $14 per hour minimum wage increase. By 2020, the minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour! This is one of many tools we are using to ensure that DC remains affordable for all Washingtonians.
– Mayor Bowser
