Oregon’s standard minimum wage will rise by 50 cents an hour on July 1, an annual pay hike for the state’s lowest-paid workers that is tied to inflation.
The state’s minimum wage varies by location to account for variation in the cost of living. The Portland area’s minimum wage will climb to $16.80 an hour.
The standard minimum, which covers workers in much of the Willamette Valley, rises to $15.55 an hour. And the minimum wage for much of rural and eastern Oregon will increase to $14.55…