Portland’s minimum wage will be increasing with the passage of Question A by a wide margin.
Almost 63 percent of Portland voters cast a ballot to increase Portland’s minimum
wage from the current $15.50 an hour to $19 over several years.
The time frame for the wage increase includes a rise from $15.50 to $16.75 on Jan. 1, 2026, and then to $17.75 on Jan. 1, 2027, and finally to $19 on Jan. 1, 2028. The full increase will be followed by annual cost-of-living adjustments.
Portland’s minimum wage of $19.00 will be one of the highest in the country. Several cities in King County, Washington, surrounding Seattle have minimum wages higher the $20, led by the city of Burien at $21.16.
Unofficial results released by the city of Portland show there were 16,169 voters in favor of Question A, or 62.7%, while 9,156 voters, or 35.5%, voted against the proposal. About 1.9% of voters left the question blank.
