Oregon Minimum Wage Calculator 2026
Oregon minimum wage: $15.55/hr in standard-rate counties, $16.80/hr in Portland metro, $14.55/hr in nonurban counties (no tip credit: tipped workers get the full rate). Estimate your pay.
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Pre-filled: standard-rate counties rate (Oregon BOLI); enter $16.80 for Portland metro, $14.55 for nonurban counties
Pre-filled: No tip credit: the standard-rate counties full rate (Oregon BOLI); enter $16.80 for Portland metro, $14.55 for nonurban counties
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$2,695.33
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Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only. Results should not be considered financial, tax, or legal advice. Consult a qualified professional for your specific situation.
How This Calculator Works
Calculation methodology and assumptions
This straight-time calculator applies the higher of Oregon's entered minimum wage and the $7.25 federal floor under 29 U.S.C. §§ 206 and 218. For tipped work, Oregon prohibits a tip credit, so the full applicable minimum wage is employer-paid cash and tips are added on top. If entered cash plus tips falls below the applicable floor, the calculator adds an illustrative employer make-up under 29 U.S.C. § 203(m)(2)(A) and 29 C.F.R. § 531.59. Compliance is tested with tips actually received in each workweek; an average tips/hour input cannot establish wages owed across multiple weeks. This estimate assumes a qualifying tipped occupation receiving more than $30/month in tips, required employer notice, employee retention of tips, and valid tip pooling. It does not model local rates, occupation/employer-size tiers, dual-job hours, service charges, credit-card fees, overtime, or FLSA coverage. Hours are capped at 40 because tipped overtime requires separate regular-rate and tip-credit rules. The prefilled wage is Oregon's standard-county rate; Portland metro pay $16.80/hr and nonurban counties pay $14.55/hr (Oregon BOLI, checked 2026-10-21).
Key State Information
Oregon sets its minimum wage by region (Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — Oregon Minimum Wage, checked 2026-10-21). the standard-rate counties (15 counties plus the parts of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties outside the Portland urban growth boundary): $15.55/hr; the Portland metro area (inside the urban growth boundary): $16.80/hr; the 18 nonurban counties (Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler): $14.55/hr. Oregon allows no tip credit, so tipped workers are paid their region's full rate before tips. This calculator starts with the standard-rate counties figures; replace them with your region's rates if you work elsewhere. These rates run from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; BOLI adjusts them for inflation each July 1. Oregon requires the full applicable minimum wage in employer-paid cash before tips; entered tips are added on top. Employers, managers, and supervisors may not keep workers' tips.
Example Calculation
Let's calculate minimum wage earnings in Oregon, region by region.
Oregon sets its minimum wage by region (Oregon BOLI, checked 2026-10-21): $15.55/hr in standard-rate counties, $16.80/hr in Portland metro and $14.55/hr in nonurban counties. A worker at that rate, working 40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year, earns $32,344 (standard-rate counties) or $34,944 (Portland metro) or $30,264 (nonurban counties).
Result: Gross annual: $32,344 in standard-rate counties, $17,264 more than the federal minimum; $34,944 in Portland metro, $19,864 more than the federal minimum; $30,264 in nonurban counties, $15,184 more than the federal minimum ($7.25/hour, $15,080/year). Oregon allows no tip credit: tipped workers are paid their region's full rate in cash, and tips come on top. States with $15+ minimums include Washington, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.
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What is the minimum wage in Oregon in 2026?
Oregon's 2026 minimum wage is $15.55/hr in standard-rate counties, $16.80/hr in Portland metro and $14.55/hr in nonurban counties; this page prefills the standard-rate counties rate. The $15.55/hr tipped figure is a cash-wage default before tips, not the worker's total minimum compensation. With no tip credit, the cash wage in each region is that region's full rate. At 40 straight-time hours/week for 52 weeks, that is about $32,344/year at $15.55/hr (standard-rate counties) or $34,944/year at $16.80/hr (Portland metro) or $30,264/year at $14.55/hr (nonurban counties) before taxes.
What if tips do not reach minimum wage in Oregon?
Oregon does not allow a tip credit. The employer pays at least the region's full rate ($15.55/hr in standard-rate counties, $16.80/hr in Portland metro and $14.55/hr in nonurban counties) in cash before tips, so at the prefilled standard-rate counties rate the page's $5.00/hr tips example produces $20.55/hr total compensation with no tip-credit make-up.
Can you live on minimum wage in Oregon?
Oregon's cost of living index is 110.4 (100 = national average). Full time, the minimum works out to about $32,344/year at $15.55/hr (standard-rate counties) or $34,944/year at $16.80/hr (Portland metro) or $30,264/year at $14.55/hr (nonurban counties) before taxes. With above-average costs, this would be very challenging.
What conditions must an employer meet to use a tip credit?
The employee must work in a qualifying tipped occupation, the employer must provide advance notice of the cash wage and tip credit, the credit cannot exceed tips actually received, and the employee must retain all tips except contributions to a valid tip pool. Employers, managers, and supervisors cannot keep employee tips. Check your state labor department because stronger state and local rules control.
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