USA State Taxes

WASHINGTON (WA)

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (SUI)

Description	Amount	Effective Date	Website	Deposit Method / Frequency / Threshold	Forms
Maximum Taxable Earnings	$68,500	Increased from $67,600 in 2023	Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) - Handbook for Employers and Rates	Quarterly File and pay at Employer Account Management Services (EAMS) through Secure Access Washington (SAW)	Tax Forms Quarterly UI Wage Detail - 5208B Quarterly UI Tax Summary - 5208A
Employee Deduction	None
Employer Tax Rate (plus Employment Administration Fund surtax 0.03% and graduated Social Cost surtaxes)	0.0 – 5.4%	Unchanged from 2023
New Employment Rate - Standard	Industry Average
Voluntary Contribution Permitted	Yes

Notes:

All employers must file a tax and wage report every quarter, including employers who have no payroll for a given quarter.

When business applies for a business license and checks the boxes to indicate have or plan to hire employees, Business Licensing Service notifies ESD. ESD then registers the business and sends out a registration confirmation letter.

STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE

Description	Amount	Effective Date	Website
Employee Paid Family Leave Insurance Family Deduction (Wage base $168,600)	0.35557% of employee's wage	2024	Paid Family Leave Insurance for Employers
Employee Maximum Deduction Paid Family Leave Insurance Family Deduction	$599.49	2024
Employee Paid Family Leave Insurance Medical Deduction (Wage base $168,600)	0.173012% of employee's wage	2024
Employee Maximum Deduction Paid Family Leave Insurance Medical Deduction	$291.70	2024

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Description	Amount	Website	Deposit Method / Frequency / Threshold	Forms
Employers and employees each pay half of the Stay-At-Work rate, Medical Aid Fund rate, and Supplemental Pension Fund (SPF) rate. For 2024, the SPF rate is $0.1710 per hour ($0.0855 / hr, employee rate and $0.0855 /hr employer rate.	For 2024, the SPF rate is $0.1710 per hour ($0.0855 / hr, employee rate and $0.0855 /hr employer rate.	Washington Department of Labor and Industries - Workers' Compensation Online Quarterly Reporting	Quarterly EFT State Fund quarterly report and pay premiums at QuickFile or My L&I and SAW	Online reporting

Description

Amount

Website

Deposit Method / Frequency / Threshold

Forms

Employers and employees each pay half of the Stay-At-Work rate, Medical Aid Fund rate, and Supplemental Pension Fund (SPF) rate. For 2024, the SPF rate is $0.1710 per hour ($0.0855 / hr, employee rate and $0.0855 /hr employer rate.

For 2024, the SPF rate is $0.1710 per hour ($0.0855 / hr, employee rate and $0.0855 /hr employer rate.

Washington Department of Labor and Industries - Workers' Compensation

Online Quarterly Reporting

Quarterly EFT

State Fund quarterly report and pay premiums at QuickFile

or My L&I and SAW

Online reporting

Notes:

If your Industrial Insurance Workers Compensation account is active, you must file a quarterly report, even if you have zero hours to report.

NEW HIRE REPORTING

Website	Frequency / Method	Forms
New Hires	Same as federal requirements. Register and Online reporting at My Secure DSHS	New Hire Reporting

Website

Frequency / Method

Forms

New Hires

Same as federal requirements.

New Hire Reporting

WEBSITES

State Agencies, Employment and Business

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Last updated Jan 2024