OPB News
Minimum Wage to Increase Next Year
By Kristian Foden-Vencil
PORTLAND, OR 2004-09-17 (OPB Radio) - The state announced today that Oregon's minimum wage will increase by 20 cents an hour next year. It will be more than $2 an hour higher than the federal minimum wage.
When voters increased the minimum wage in 2002, they asked the state adjust it for inflation each year. Oregon's Labor Commissioner, Dan Gardner, says as of January 1st, the wage will increase 2.6% to $7.25 an hour.
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