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A Portland job fair in February. Employers must now pay $9.10 hourly starting in 2014.

(Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian)

Oregon's hourly minimum wage will climb to $9.10 in 2014, up 15 cents from today's base.

The annual change, tied to inflation, was announced this morning by the state. Oregon's minimum wage remains the second-highest in the nation, behind Washington.

The Northwest states are the first to require employers pay more than $9 hourly. The

$7.25.

Nearly 98,000 Oregon jobs paid $8.95 an hour or less this year -- meaning workers holding those jobs will see bigger paychecks starting Jan. 1.

In all, about 150,000 jobs paid up to $9.10, the new minimum wage starting next year.

Minimum wage workers will now earn $18,928 annually, not counting benefits.

The annual increase is based on the Consumer Price Index, a move approved by voters in 2002.

since August 2012, prompting next year's 15-cent climb. The increase matches

Washington also

and is expected to announce next year's rate soon. Employers must now pay $9.19 hourly.

--Molly Young