Oregon tipped minimum wage (2026)
Oregon doesn't use a single tipped wage — rates depend on your occupation or region. State requires employers to pay tipped employees full state minimum wage before tips. The Oregon minimum wage varies by region: $15.55 (standard statewide); $16.80 (Portland metro); $14.55 (nonurban counties).
Note: State requires employers to pay tipped employees full state minimum wage before tips. The Oregon minimum wage varies by region: $15.55 (standard statewide); $16.80 (Portland metro); $14.55 (nonurban counties).
What's different about tipped work in Oregon
Oregon is one of the seven states with no tip credit at all, so the only question for a server's cash wage is which of the three regions the restaurant sits in.
Oregon sets three regional minimums — Portland metro, a standard statewide rate, and a lower nonurban county rate — and bans the tip credit in all of them.
The number that actually matters
Official wage tables lean on reported pay and miss most cash tips, so your real hourly — cash plus card, minus tip-out — lives only in your own records. That's the number that tells you whether a shift was worth it, and the one you'll need at tax time.
Simulate a Oregon shift
Legal minimums are the floor. Enter a real shift — your actual hourly is what decides whether the night was worth it.
Example amounts to start. Enter your actual base wage and shift, including paid sidework time.
This is earnings before taxes and other payroll deductions, not cash paid out tonight. Include each tip once, even when card tips arrive later through payroll.
Use your actual base wage from your pay record. The starting value is only an example. This calculator does not determine the minimum wage required for your job.
Quick answers
What is the tipped minimum wage in Oregon?＋
Oregon has regional or industry-specific rates rather than a single number. State requires employers to pay tipped employees full state minimum wage before tips. The Oregon minimum wage varies by region: $15.55 (standard statewide); $16.80 (Portland metro); $14.55 (nonurban counties). (US DOL, July 1, 2026.)
Can my Oregon employer take a tip credit?＋
No. Oregon requires the full state minimum wage in cash before tips — your tips are 100% on top.
What if my tips don't reach the full minimum wage?＋
Federal law (FLSA) requires your employer to make up the difference whenever cash wage + tips falls below the applicable minimum wage for the pay period. Track every shift so you can prove a shortfall.
Source: U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (July 1, 2026). Federal floor: $2.13 cash / $7.25 total. Not legal advice — local ordinances (city minimum wages) may set higher rates.
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