Non-urban minimum wage: $14.05/hr now, $14.55 July 1, 2026.
The Non-urban tier is Oregon's rural-county rate, statutorily $1.00 below the Standard tier. It covers 18 counties: Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler. The differential reflects lower cost-of-living in rural Oregon.
Non-urban Minimum Wage Floor
Enforces $14.05/hr Non-urban floor for shifts in 18 rural Oregon counties. Auto-adjusts to $14.55 on July 1, 2026. Statutorily $1.00 below the Standard tier.
What those rules do as a Non-urban shift is created.
The hero card configuration: Block below floor, Flag on annual July 1 uplift.
When a manager attempts to save a Non-urban shift at a rate below $14.05, the save fails. The shift card identifies the controlling rate and source ORS section.
When BOLI announces the new Standard rate by April 30 each year, the Non-urban rate (Standard -$1.00) is set automatically. Teambridge surfaces affected workers for batch uplift effective July 1.
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Eighteen rural counties — the lowest Oregon tier.
The Non-urban rate is the rural-county tier in Oregon's three-tier system. It applies to shifts performed in 18 specifically enumerated counties — generally eastern and southern rural Oregon.
18 enumerated counties
Coverage applies to: Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler. These are concentrated in eastern Oregon (Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa) and southern Oregon (Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake).
Statutory differential, not CPI-derived
The Non-urban rate is calculated as Standard - $1.00, locked by statute. The CPI calculation applies to the Standard rate; Non-urban moves with it. The 2026 Standard increase to $15.55 produces a Non-urban rate of $14.55.
Teambridge resolves Non-urban county coverage automatically.
The 18 enumerated counties are checked against the shift's work address. Wrong-tier coverage is the most common multi-tier compliance error.
Shift address → enumerated list lookup.
When a shift is created, the work address is resolved to its county. If the county matches one of the 18 Non-urban counties → Non-urban tier applies.
Block on rate below Non-urban.
Every Non-urban shift validates the rate against the floor ($14.05 → $14.55 on July 1, 2026). Below the floor → save blocked.
Workers crossing tier boundaries tracked.
A worker who takes shifts in both Bend (Standard) and Burns (Non-urban) accrues different rates per shift. Teambridge tracks per-shift tier and pays each at its applicable rate.
BOLI announcement → batch lift.
When BOLI announces the new rates by April 30, Teambridge surfaces affected workers in all 18 Non-urban counties for batch uplift effective July 1.
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