# Portland metro — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For Portland metro, type is region; parent state is Oregon; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 16.80; effective date is 2026-07-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Portland metro _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** region
- **Parent state:** Oregon _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Hourly rate ($):** 16.80 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-07-01
- **Indexing method:** Increases to the minimum wage are based on inflation (if applicable) and take effect on July 1st of each year
- **Tip credit allowed:** no

## What the source says

> $16.80&#160;per hour&#160;- Portland metro Within the <https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/https&#58;//www.oregonmetro.gov/library/urban-growth-boundary/lookup> urban growth boundary , including parts of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties $15.55&#160;per hour&#160;- Standard

## Source

- https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/minimum-wage.aspx

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
Part of [US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type](https://referencesource.org/minimum-wage-rates-by-jurisdiction/).