Current Minimum Wage
SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers): hospitality workers$20.74since January 1, 2026

Sector ordinance · Washington

SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers) hospitality worker minimum wage

$20.74 an hour as of September 2, 2026. The Washington state rate is $17.13.

  • The SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers) hospitality worker minimum wage is $20.74 an hour (hospitality and transportation industry employers covered by SMC 7.45), effective .
  • That is $3.61 above the Washington state rate of $17.13 and $13.49 above the federal $7.25.
  • The next change is : an indexed adjustment, amount to be announced.
  • Coverage: Only hospitality and transportation industry employers/employees as defined in SMC 7.45 (Proposition 1, 2013), including at Sea-Tac Airport per Filo Foods v. City of SeaTac (2015); other SeaTac employers follow the...

Rates and tiers

TierRateSince
hospitality and transportation industry employers covered by SMC 7.45$20.74

Indexing

Yes
CPI-W, 12 months prior to Sept 1... adjusts 01-01 announced SeaTac City Manager bulletin by Oct 15

Tipped

Same as minimum
Tips, gratuities, service charges and commissions may not be credited against the SMC 7.45 wage (2026 bulletin); WA law also bars tip credits.

Ordinance

SeaTac Municipal Code ch. 7.45 (Proposition 1, 2013; annual adjustment SMC 7.45.050)
Ordinance text · City of SeaTac, City Clerk's Office (claims)

Scheduled increases

January 1, 20271 jurisdiction
SectorTBA
SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers), WAcovered hospitality/transportation employers · indexed-unannounced · City Manager bulletin due by Oct 15 each year (SMC 7.45.050).
TBAindexed, amount to be announced

2026 bulletin (Oct 1, 2025) states a 2.81% CPI-W increase to $20.74. Corroborated by L&I.

Common questions

What is the SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers) hospitality worker minimum wage?

$20.74 an hour for hospitality and transportation industry employers covered by SMC 7.45, effective January 1, 2026.

Is the SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers) hospitality worker minimum wage higher than the Washington state minimum wage?

Yes, by $3.61: $20.74 versus $17.13.

When does the SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers) hospitality worker minimum wage change next?

On January 1, 2027, by an indexed amount to be announced.

Sources

  1. https://www.seatacwa.gov/our-city/employment-standards-ordinance official
  2. https://www.seatacwa.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/40154/638954226601570000 official
  3. https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/local-minimum-wage-rates official
  4. https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/

Checked 2026-09-02; researcher confidence 0.95.