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Washington

U.S. state

Global rank #2 of 51

Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in Washington, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
$17.13
/ hour
Big Mac price
$6.12
Burgers per hour
2.80
You can buy about 2 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
21m 26s

Washington vs the world

How Washington compares with other countries and regions.

How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
$17.13
÷
Big Mac price
$6.12
=
Burgers per hour
2.80

Big Mac price uses the national average.

Neighbouring ranks

  1. 1District of Columbia2.93
  2. 2Washington2.80
  3. 3Connecticut2.77
  4. 4California2.76

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: Washington state law · effective Jan 1, 2026

Washington state law

Big Mac price: The Economist (US national price) · Jan 1, 2026