Oregon minimum wage

Oregon (standard rate): $15.55 an hour since July 1, 2026. Oregon nonurban counties: $14.55 an hour since July 1, 2026. Portland metro (urban growth boundary): $16.80 an hour since July 1, 2026.

Oregon (standard rate)

Work performed in Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco and Yamhill counties, and in the parts of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties outside the Portland metro urban growth boundary.

Changes not announced yet

• July 1, 2027: Annual CPI-U adjustment (March to March), rounded to the nearest 5 cents. BOLI calculates it by April 30, 2027. (oregon.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

• Tip credits are illegal in Oregon; tipped employees get the full rate.
• Rates change at 12:01 a.m. on July 1; hours worked on or after then are paid at the new rate.
• Employers with a fixed location pay that location's rate when the employee works there at least 50% of the pay period. Other employees get the rate where the work is done, or the highest regional rate they worked under.
• No youth or training wage: the same minimum applies to minors and during training.

Oregon nonurban counties

Work performed in Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties.

Changes not announced yet

• July 1, 2027: Set at $1 less than the standard rate, which BOLI calculates by April 30, 2027. (oregon.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

• Tip credits are illegal in Oregon; tipped employees get the full rate.
• Rates change at 12:01 a.m. on July 1; hours worked on or after then are paid at the new rate.
• Employers with a fixed location pay that location's rate when the employee works there at least 50% of the pay period. Other employees get the rate where the work is done, or the highest regional rate they worked under.
• No youth or training wage: the same minimum applies to minors and during training.

Portland metro (urban growth boundary)

Work performed inside the Portland metro urban growth boundary (Metro's UGB): the 24 cities listed and the unincorporated parts of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties that lie inside the boundary.

Changes not announced yet

• July 1, 2027: Set at $1.25 over the standard rate, which BOLI calculates by April 30, 2027. (oregon.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

• Tip credits are illegal in Oregon; tipped employees get the full rate.
• Rates change at 12:01 a.m. on July 1; hours worked on or after then are paid at the new rate.
• Employers with a fixed location pay that location's rate when the employee works there at least 50% of the pay period. Other employees get the rate where the work is done, or the highest regional rate they worked under.
• No youth or training wage: the same minimum applies to minors and during training.
• BOLI defines this area by Metro's urban growth boundary and doesn't publish a city list. Its minimum wage page links to Metro's UGB address lookup (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/library/urban-growth-boundary/lookup) and its poster to bit.ly/metroboundary. The 24 cities are Metro's own list on 'Cities and counties in the Metro service boundary' (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/cities-and-counties-metro-service-boundary).
• Unincorporated land in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties can be on either side of the boundary; check the address with Metro's lookup. Cities in those counties outside Metro's boundary (for example Canby, Sandy, Estacada, Molalla, North Plains and Banks) get the standard rate.

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Questions

What is the minimum wage in Oregon in 2027?

Oregon (standard rate): $15.55 an hour now; the 2027 amount isn't announced yet. Oregon nonurban counties: $14.55 an hour now; the 2027 amount isn't announced yet. Portland metro (urban growth boundary): $16.80 an hour now; the 2027 amount isn't announced yet.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Oregon?

Oregon doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $15.55.

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