Oregon implemented a new three-tier minimum wage on July 1, 2020, and the tiers vary by geography. From July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, the highest wage is $15.95 per hour within the Portland urban growth boundary. A standard rate of $14.70 per hour is now in other areas of the state, and a rate of $13.70 per hour is in designated nonurban counties mostly in eastern and southwestern Oregon. 

Although Oregon’s minimum wage is higher than most other states, private-sector workers in Oregon work slightly fewer hours per week and their average wage earnings are below the national level. Workers in Oregon averaged 33.7 hours per week in 2023, compared with 34.4 hours for the U.S. Oregon workers earned an average of $1,156 per week in 2023, which was near but slightly less than the national average of $1,161 per week. 

Oregon workers (excluding self-employed and most agricultural workers) earned an annual average of $68,283 in 2023, although wages vary widely by industry and occupation. The average annual pay in the information industry was $129,052, the most of any broad sector. This was followed by federal government ($92,653), professional and business services ($91,967), financial activities ($87,573), and manufacturing ($83,704). 

Of course, the average wage for an industry does not reveal how many low-or high-wage jobs are in an industry. In 2023, more than one-fourth (28%) of all jobs paid less than $20 per hour, and the majority (57%) of all jobs in Oregon paid less than $30 per hour.