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Wage Schedules in Oregon
M IN IM U M R A T E O F P A Y P E R H O U R
J u ly 1, 1945
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A sto ria .......................
1.00
B e n d ............................ .............. 94
1.07
1.23
B u rn s ......................... .............. 72
K la m a th F a lls ......... .............. 89
.89
.89
L a G ra n d e ............... .............. 85
.85
.89
P e n d le to n .................. .............. 85
P o r tla n d .................... .............. 91
.97
1.23
S a le m .......................... .............. 90
T h e D alles ............... .............. 80
.88
A V E R A G E ................ .............. 867
.943
1.06
C O U N T IE S
C latso p ..................... ................ 90
1.10
1.25
C oos ...........................
76
1.01
1.07
D e sc h u te s ............... ................ 875
1.00
1.00
H a rn e y .................... ................ 875
.94
1.00
K la m a th ................. ................ 95
.95
1.25
M a rio n ..................... ................ 80
.85
.90
M u ltn o m a h ............. ................ 99
1,11
1.14
U m a tilla ................. ................ 725
.85
.95
U n io n ....................... ................ 80
.85
W asco ....................... ................ 84
.87
A V E R A G E .............
........... 852
.953
1.07
P R IV A T E IN D U S T R Y
U n io n scale, co n st.
T h e D alles a r e a ................. ! .95
1.05
1.32
U .S. B u re a u of
R e c la m a tio n , B e n d ....... .. .85
.90
.90
O re. W F A W ag e B o a rd
T h e D alles a r e a ................. .1.00 (p lu s b rd .,)
C o lu m b ia R iv e r F ish
P a c k e rs U n io n , A sto ria.. .. .85
.90
1.10
A sto ria B a k e rie s ............. .. .90
1.05
F a rm L a b o r
S a le m a r e a .......................... .. .75
G ra v e l P la n ts
S a le m a r e a .......................... . .90
1.00
1.37
P a p e r M ill, S a le m .............. . .90
1.17
1.875
C a n n e rie s, S a le m ............ . .80
B e n d L b r. M ills.................. . .875
1.01
H in es L b r. Co., B u r n s .... . .875
1.055
1.40
S m ith W ood P ro d u c ts
C o q u ille ................................ . .925
1.075
1.125
C latso p Co. S a w m ills...... . .95
1.00
1.175
S aw m ills, S a le m a r e a ...... . .85
.90
1.00
A V E R A G E ............. ............. . .884
1.01
1.25
SU M M A RY
C ity A v e ra g e ................... ...... 867
.943
1.06
C o u n ty A v e ra g e ............. ...... 852
.953
1.07
I n d u s tr y A v e ra g e ......... ...... 884
1.01
1.25
* S ta te H w y . D e p t.......... ...... 71
.76
.82
S ta te F o r e s tr y D e p t...... ...... 75
.90
1.10
* S ta te p ro v id e s 10c b o n u s f o r w o rk a w a y
fr o m h o m e in so m e cases.
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By FORREST V. STEWART
Executive Secretary
Comparison of wage scales is very
complicated, there being many circum
stances in employment that vary ac
cording to time, place and conditions.
The State of Oregon wage schedules,
however, appear considerably below pre
vailing scales in all comparisons and
for all classes of employment including
administration, clerical, professional,
skilled or unskilled. As an index of the
situation the following tabulation is
presented representing a comparison of
current minimum labor wage scales in
state, county, city and industrial em
ployment in Oregon and covering skill
ed, semi-skilled and unskilled labor.
Differences in living costs and working
conditions often explain variations in
wages for equivalent work in different
states or sections of the country but
these differences cannot explain varia
tions indicated in this tabulation. Com
parisons with wage schedules from
neighboring states show similar varia
tions indicating Oregon is outstanding
in its low wage levels. The rates shown
are in most cases for employment at
permanent headquarters. For work that
requires travel most employees are re
imbursed for their travel expense. Ore
gon reimburses part of its employees for
all travel expenses and for others adds
10c per hour to their hourly wage rate.
Under present congested war time con
ditions living expenses for employees on
travelling crews runs from $3.00 to
$5.00 per day and together with the
low wage scale explains why state trav
elling crews have difficulty securing or
retaining personnel.
A short time ago it was anticipated
that after the war in Europe we would
see the manpower shortage relieved, but
now we find that due to reconversion
to peace time activities, the opposite is
true.
(Continued on Page 24)
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