Oregon stands out among US states for running a three-tier minimum wage system — the highest tier in the Portland metro area, a standard rate across most of the state, and a lower floor in 18 rural non-urban counties. Every tier is automatically indexed to inflation, so the rates inch upward each July 1 without any legislative action.
This calculator covers all three tiers and adds FLSA overtime (1.5x for hours over 40 per week), giving you accurate gross pay figures whether you work part-time, full-time, or into overtime territory. It also benchmarks your pay against the federal minimum of $7.25/hr, showing the exact annual dollar advantage Oregon workers hold over the federal floor.
How it works
Pick your tier, confirm or adjust the hourly rate, and enter your weekly hours. The calculator runs two paths simultaneously.
Base pay path. Regular hours are capped at 40. Any hours beyond 40 are multiplied by your hourly rate and then by 1.5 — the standard federal overtime multiplier under FLSA §207 and ORS 652.020. The two figures are summed to produce your weekly gross.
Annualisation path. Oregon BOLI defines “monthly” using the exact average: weekly gross multiplied by 52 weeks, then divided by 12 months. Annual gross is simply weekly gross times 52. This avoids the rounding error from treating every month as having exactly four weeks.
Federal comparison. The calculator re-runs the same hour inputs using $7.25/hr, then subtracts that baseline from your annual gross. For a full-time worker at Oregon’s standard rate, the gap is over $3,800 per year compared to the federal floor — a concrete illustration of how much the state rate matters.
Worked example
Suppose you work 42 hours a week at a cafe in Portland (Multnomah County), earning the metro minimum of $16.30/hr:
- Regular pay: 40h x $16.30 = $652.00
- Overtime pay: 2h x $16.30 x 1.5 = $48.90
- Weekly gross: $700.90
- Monthly gross (x 52 / 12): $3,037.23
- Annual gross: $36,446.80
At the federal minimum of $7.25/hr for the same 42 hours:
- Weekly: $311.75 | Annual: $16,211.00
The Portland metro worker earns $20,235.80 more per year than the federal floor for the same hours — a direct result of Oregon’s higher, tiered minimum wage.
| Tier | Rate | 40h weekly | 40h annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-urban counties | $14.05 | $562.00 | $29,224 |
| Standard (statewide) | $15.05 | $602.00 | $31,304 |
| Portland metro area | $16.30 | $652.00 | $33,904 |
| Federal minimum | $7.25 | $290.00 | $15,080 |
All figures are gross pay before federal income tax, Oregon state income tax (which has rates from 4.75% to 9.9%), Social Security, and Medicare deductions. This tool models pre-tax earnings only.