Tukwila minimum wage: $21.65 / $20.65. Size-tiered coverage.
Tukwila's minimum wage is $21.65/hr (large employers) or $20.65/hr (mid-size employers) effective January 1, 2026. Coverage applies based on worldwide employee count and Tukwila-revenue thresholds. Large employers (501+ employees worldwide, including franchise networks) pay the highest rate. Mid-size (16-500 employees worldwide, or 15+ employees with $2M+ Tukwila revenue) pay the lower tier. Small employers (15 or fewer employees AND under $2M Tukwila revenue) follow state minimum wage. Workers must perform 1+ hour in Tukwila in 2 weeks to be covered.
Tukwila Minimum Wage Routing
Calculates the applicable Tukwila rate based on employer size + revenue, applies to qualifying workers performing work in Tukwila. Annual January 1 batch uplift.
What those rules do for Tukwila workers.
The hero card configuration: Block on below-floor, Flag on size-tier rationale.
When a Tukwila worker is paid below the floor that applies to their employer's size tier, save fails. The shift card identifies the worker, the rate, and the size-tier basis (large vs. mid-size vs. small).
Teambridge surfaces the size-tier classification with rationale: worldwide employee count, Tukwila gross revenue, franchise network status. Operators see why $21.65 vs. $20.65 vs. state floor applies.
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Tukwila Municipal Code 5.50 — three tiers of coverage.
Tukwila's minimum wage ordinance was passed by voters in 2022. It uses a different size-tier structure than Seattle (now unified) — Tukwila's three tiers create real variation depending on employer scale.
Large employer tier ($21.65)
Employers with 501+ employees worldwide, including all franchisees in a franchise network with 500+ aggregate employees. The franchise aggregation is operationally significant: a 50-employee franchise location of a chain with 1,000+ aggregate franchise employees pays the large-employer rate, not the mid-size.
Mid-size tier ($20.65)
Employers with 16-500 employees worldwide, OR 15+ employees with at least $2 million annual gross revenue generated within Tukwila city limits. The dual test catches small chain locations that generate substantial revenue from Tukwila business.
Teambridge classifies size tier and applies the right Tukwila rate.
Tukwila's three-tier structure with franchise aggregation makes size classification non-trivial. Teambridge handles it at the employer level so per-shift rate calculation is automatic.
Worldwide count + Tukwila revenue.
At setup, Teambridge captures worldwide employee count, Tukwila revenue, and franchise network status (if applicable). The classification determines which of the three tiers applies.
Tukwila workers get correct tier rate.
Every Tukwila shift validates against the size-tier-appropriate rate. Save below the rate fails.
1-hour-in-2-weeks rule.
Workers who occasionally perform Tukwila work get the Tukwila rate for those hours when the 1-hour threshold is met.
January 1 batch per tier.
Tukwila rates adjust annually. Teambridge runs separate batch uplifts for the large-employer and mid-size-employer Tukwila buckets.
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