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Minimum Wage

ORS 653.025 — three rates by place, adjusted for inflation every July 1

Oregon's minimum wage is adjusted each year for inflation, by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, and takes effect on July 1. The section sets three rates by where the employer is located.

  • ORS 653.025
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Where the employer isRate
Where the employer isMost of the stateRateThe standard rate, adjusted each year
Where the employer isInside the Portland metropolitan urban growth boundaryRate$1.25 per hour more than the standard rate
Where the employer isA nonurban countyRate$1 per hour less than the standard rate
  • ORS 653.025

The adjustment follows the change in the Consumer Price Index from March to March, rounded to the nearest five cents. The current dollar figure is published by the Bureau rather than printed in the section.

  • ORS 653.025
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  1. ORS 653.025 — Minimum wage rate

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Oregon attorney.

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