 WTOP News. 624, the minimum wage is going up next week in D.C. Now, for non-tipped workers, the minimum wage will increase. It'll go from $17 an hour to $17.50. For those workers who are tipped employees, it goes from $8 an hour to $10 an hour. Now, these changes in the district take effect on Monday, July the 1st. Michael and Son's Precision AC Tune-Up for only $49. Michael and Son