Washington Payroll

Did you know that under Washington law, sales representatives must be paid earned commission and all other money earned or payable under their contracts no later than 30 days after receipt of payment by their employers for products or goods sold by the sales representatives?

Washington Income Tax Withholding

Washington has no state income tax.

Most employers are required to withhold state as well as federal income taxes from their employees' wages. Some cities, towns, and school districts also impose taxes and require withholding. Only Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming have no state income tax.

Washington Benefits

Washington Voting Rights:

Employer Right To Schedule Voting Hours	Pay Deduction For Voting Time Leave
Yes	Time Off with Pay Limited to 2 Hours

Washington requires employers to allow employees sufficient time off to vote.

All employers in Washington must allow employees time off to vote. This summary is restricted to coverage of private employers. Employers must grant employees up to two hours of leave time, unless the employees have two hours of nonwork time to vote. Meals and rest periods cannot be counted as nonwork time for voting purposes.

Washington Compensation

Employees covered by Washington's minimum wage law must be paid at least $7.93 an hour.

All employees are covered except for:

• individuals working in a professional, executive, or administrative capacity;
• outside salespersons;
• workers on call; and
• carriers subject to Interstate Commerce Commission regulation.

Washington Payroll

Employers covered by Washington's wage payment law must pay wages at least monthly on regular paydays.

Washington Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s)	New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Period Effective
31,400	1 - 5.4	None	Calendar Year 2007

Helpful Links for Washington Payroll

Washington State Department of Revenue
PO Box 47476
Olympia, Washington 98504-7476
(800-647-7706)

Washington Department of Labor and Industries
P.O. Box 44000
Olympia, Washington 98504
(360) 902-5800

Washington Employment Security Department - Unemployment Insurance Division
P.O. Box 9046
212 Maple Park Ave. SE
Olympia, Washington 98507
(888) 836-1900

Washington Laws

Washington Regulations