Portland Metro minimum wage: $16.30/hr now, $16.80 July 1, 2026.
Oregon's three-tier minimum wage uses geographic boundaries — not employer size — to determine the controlling rate. The Portland Metro tier covers work performed inside the urban growth boundary in parts of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. The rate is statutorily $1.25 above the Standard tier, adjusted each July 1 based on CPI from March-to-March.
Portland Metro Minimum Wage Floor
Enforces $16.30/hr Portland Metro floor for shifts within urban growth boundary. Auto-adjusts to $16.80 on July 1, 2026. Routes by parcel-level work address against UGB lookup.
What those rules do as a Portland Metro shift is created.
The hero card configuration: Block below floor, Flag on annual July 1 uplift. Here's what each does at runtime.
When a manager attempts to save a Portland Metro shift at a rate below $16.30, the save fails with the controlling rate identified. "Cannot save: rate is below the Portland Metro minimum wage floor."
BOLI announces the new rate by April 30 each year. When the announcement publishes, Teambridge surfaces all Portland Metro workers below the new floor and offers a batch uplift workflow effective July 1.
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Geographic floor — work-location-based, not employer-location-based.
Oregon's tier system applies based on where the worker physically performs work. A Portland-headquartered company with a worker performing work in rural Deschutes County pays the Standard rate for those hours. A San Francisco company with a remote worker in Portland Metro pays the Portland Metro rate.
Urban growth boundary defines coverage
The Portland Metro rate covers work performed within Metro's urban growth boundary — the geographic line separating urban land from rural land in the Portland region. The UGB cuts through Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties; not all county addresses are inside it. Cities fully within the UGB include Portland, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Beaverton.
Annual CPI adjustment statutory
BOLI calculates the new rate each year based on the increase in U.S. City Average CPI for All Urban Consumers from March of the prior year to March of the current year. The Portland Metro rate is fixed at $1.25 above the Standard rate. New rates take effect July 1 — not January 1 like most states. BOLI announces by April 30.
Teambridge resolves the right tier for every shift, every parcel.
The UGB cuts through three counties and creates a complex address-routing problem. Teambridge handles it automatically — every shift, every annual uplift.
Shift address → tier resolution.
When a shift is created, the work address is resolved against Metro's urban growth boundary lookup. Inside the UGB → Portland Metro tier. Outside → Standard or Non-urban tier based on county.
Block on rate below tier minimum.
Every shift save validates the rate against the controlling tier minimum. Below the floor → save blocked, with the controlling rate and source ORS section identified.
BOLI rate published → uplift workflow.
When BOLI announces the new rate by April 30 each year, Teambridge surfaces the upcoming July 1 adjustment with a batch uplift workflow. Operators see Portland Metro workers below the new floor and can run the lift in one action.
Workers crossing tiers tracked.
Workers who perform shifts in multiple tiers (e.g., a Portland-based driver delivering to rural Clackamas County outside the UGB) accrue different rates per shift. Teambridge tracks and pays each shift at its applicable tier rate.
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