(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) -- Oregon’s minimum wage will go up by 50 cents per hour in all three regions starting on July 1.
The automatic increases were announced Tuesday, April 16, by Commissioner Christina Stephenson of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, which enforces the state’s minimum-wage law. Oregon’s three-tiered system was created by the Legislature in 2016, and changes are based on the Consumer Price Index.
For the three Portland metro area counties — Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas — the rate will go from $15.45 to $15.95 per hour.
For 15 other counties, mostly west of the Cascades, the rate will go from $14.20 to $14.70 per hour. Three counties east of the Cascades are in this group: Deschutes, Hood River and Wasco.
For the other 18 counties, mostly east of the Cascades, the rate will go from $13.20 to $13.70 per hour. Three counties west of the Cascades are in this group: Coos, Curry and Douglas counties.
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