2026 Oregon Minimum Wage

Who it applies to

Employers and employees in Oregon covered by the state minimum wage law. The Department of Labor's entry gives the rate by geography: the standard state rate published here, a higher rate for the Portland metro area and a lower rate for non-urban counties, the last two of which this record does not verify or publish. The entry attaches no employer-size condition, carries a weekly premium pay threshold and a separate daily one for named industries, and the table does not display subminimum rates for minors, students or trainees.

What changed this year, and why

The U.S. Department of Labor's table of state minimum wage laws, updated July 1, 2026, lists Oregon's standard state basic minimum rate as $15.55 per hour. The entry states that the Oregon minimum wage is adjusted annually on July 1 based on a set formula, and the version of the table this record rests on is the one updated July 1, 2026. No earlier year of this record is published here, so this page states no year-over-year change.

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Oregon in 2026?

The standard state rate is $15.55 per hour. That is the basic minimum rate the U.S. Department of Labor lists for Oregon in its State Minimum Wage Laws table, in the version updated July 1, 2026. The same entry also names a higher rate for the Portland metro area and a lower rate for non-urban counties, neither of which this record verifies, so the standard state rate is the figure published here.

Is the minimum wage higher in Portland than in the rest of Oregon?

The Department of Labor's entry says so directly: there is a higher minimum wage in the Portland metro area than the standard state rate, and it prints that area's rate alongside the standard one. This record verifies the standard state rate only, so the Portland metro amount is described here rather than published. The entry does not define which localities fall inside the metro area.

Is the Oregon minimum wage lower in rural counties?

The entry states that there is a lower minimum wage in non-urban counties, and prints a separate rate for them beside the standard state rate. This record verifies the standard state rate only, so the non-urban amount is described here rather than published. The entry names no counties and points instead to a minimum wage increase schedule held outside the table.

When does the Oregon minimum wage change each year?

The entry states that the Oregon minimum wage is adjusted annually on July 1 based on a set formula. It does not print the formula or name the index behind it, so this page does not either. The amount published here is the standard state rate the table carried in its version updated July 1, 2026, which is the snapshot this record was verified against.

When does overtime pay start in Oregon?

The entry carries a premium pay line measured by the week, and adds a daily threshold that applies only in named industries: nonfarm canneries, driers and packing plants, and mills, factories and manufacturing establishments, with sawmills, planing mills, shingle mills and logging camps excluded. The table's footnote states that the overtime premium rate is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate unless otherwise specified. The hour counts are figures in the table, not figures this record verifies.

Does the Oregon minimum wage depend on the size of the employer?

The table's Oregon entry attaches no employer-size condition to the rate. For several other states the same table opens the entry with a line limiting the rate to employers above a stated headcount or above a stated level of gross receipts; Oregon's entry carries no such line, and what varies instead is geography. The table also does not list the exemptions written into the state law.

Is there a separate tipped minimum wage in Oregon?

The Department of Labor's state table gives basic minimum rates per hour for Oregon and no separate cash wage for tipped employees, so this page does not publish one. The same table says plainly that differential provisions are not displayed in it, naming subminimum rates for minors and students and training wages for new hires as its examples.

Where does the Oregon figure on this page come from?

From the Wage and Hour Division's State Minimum Wage Laws table at dol.gov, in the snapshot captured for this record, where the Oregon entry gives the standard state basic minimum rate per hour as $15.55. The division notes on the same page that it tries to ensure the information there is accurate and that individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.

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