Oregon Minimum Wage Changes

The state of Oregon have new minimum wage requirements for 2016 and beyond.  Starting this year new minimum wage rates going into effect will affect businesses depending on where they reside.

Businesses not located within the urban growth boundary of a metropolitan service district or a nonurban county the new minimum wage rates are as follows:

From July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, $9.75.

From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, $10.25.

From July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, $10.75.

From July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, $11.25.

From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, $12.

From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, $12.75.

From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $13.50.

After June 30, 2023, beginning on July 1 of each year, the rate will be adjusted annually for inflation.

If the business is located within the urban growth boundary of a metropolitan serivce district the minimum wage rate are as follows:

From July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, $9.75.

From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, $11.25.

From July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, $12.

From July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, $12.50.
From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, $13.25.

From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, $14.

From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $14.75.

After June 30, 2023, an employer described in this subsection shall pay an employee no less than $1.25 per hour more than the minimum wage.  After June 30, 2023, beginning on July 1 of each year, the rate will be adjusted annually for inflation.

If the business is located within a nonurban county the minimum wage rates are as follows.

From July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, $9.50.

From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, $10.

From July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, $10.50.

From July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, $11.

From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, $11.50.

From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, $12.

From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $12.50.

After June 30, 2023, an employer described in this subsection shall pay an employee no less than $1 per hour less than the minimum wage.  After June 30, 2023, beginning on July 1 of each year, the rate will be adjusted annually for inflation.

Nonurban county” means any of the following counties:

Baker

Coos

Crook

Curry

Douglas

Gilliam

Grant

Harney

Jefferson

Klamath

Lake

Malheur

Morrow
Sherman

Umatilla

Union

Wallowa

Wheeler

Sources:
Senate Bill 1532

By Bill Williams