Oregon Paycheck Calculator
Figure basis: Official Oregon Department of RevenueThis Oregon paycheck calculator estimates your take-home pay after the taxes withheld from a typical wage. Enter your gross pay, choose how often you are paid (weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly) and select your filing status to see a full breakdown of every deduction and your net pay. The estimate combines four withholdings: federal income tax, calculated with the 2026 Internal Revenue Service annualised percentage method; Social Security at 6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.00; Medicare at 1.45% on all wages; and Oregon state income tax withholding, applied with the brackets published by the Oregon Department of Revenue for tax year 2026. Results update as you type and the page link captures your inputs so you can save or share a calculation. This estimate covers federal withholding, FICA and state income tax only; State Disability Insurance where a state levies it, and any city or county local income tax, are not included and are noted separately. Use it to check a payslip, compare an offer, or plan a pre-tax contribution.
A $5,000 biweekly paycheck (single filer) in Oregon is about $3,434.42 take-home, after federal income tax $766.69, Social Security $310.00, Medicare $72.50 and Oregon income tax $416.39.
How the Oregon paycheck calculation works
annual gross = gross per period x pay periods per year
federal withholding = IRS Pub 15-T annualised percentage method, de-annualised
Social Security = min(annual gross, $184,500.00) x 6.2% / periods
Medicare = annual gross x 1.45% / periods
state withholding = Oregon income tax on annual gross / periods
take-home = gross per period - federal - Social Security - Medicare - state
Worked example
A single filer paid $5,000.00 every two weeks (26 pay periods a year) in Oregon, for 2026:
- Annual gross = $5,000.00 x 26 = $130,000.00
- Federal income tax withheld this period = $766.69
- Social Security = $310.00; Medicare = $72.50
- Oregon income tax withheld = $416.39
- Take-home = $5,000.00 - $766.69 - $310.00 - $72.50 - $416.39 = $3,434.42
Oregon withholding, plus the Portland taxes a payslip hides
Oregon takes one of the larger state bites out of a paycheck in the country. On top of federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, the state withholds under a four-rate schedule of 4.75%, 6.75%, 8.75%, and 9.9%. What makes Oregon withholding heavy is not just the 9.9% top rate (which only reaches taxable income above $125,000 for a single filer) but how fast the middle rate arrives: the 8.75% rate applies from $11,401 of taxable income, so a typical full-time worker is already withholding at 8.75% on most wages. The state's standard deduction is strikingly small at $2,900 single and $5,800 for a married couple, so little income escapes.
The bigger surprise for Portland-area workers is that the state line is not the whole state-and-local bill. Portland Metro adds a 1% tax on income above $125,000 (single) or $200,000 (joint), and Multnomah County's Preschool for All tax adds 1.5%, rising to 3% at higher incomes. Those local taxes can be withheld from your paycheck but are not part of this state-only estimate, so a Portland filer should read the result as a floor.
Two Oregon offsets soften the blow: a subtraction for federal income tax paid (capped at $8,750 for 2026) and a $260-per-person exemption credit that disappears once federal AGI passes $100,000 (single). Enter your own pay above rather than assuming the 9.9% headline.
Oregon paycheck calculator: frequently asked questions
How much is take-home pay on a $5,000 biweekly paycheck in Oregon?
A single filer earning $5,000 every two weeks in Oregon keeps about $3,434.42 after federal income tax withholding ($766.69), Social Security ($310.00), Medicare ($72.50) and Oregon state income tax withholding ($416.39). Enter your own gross pay, pay frequency and filing status above for your figure.
Does Oregon have a state income tax withheld from paychecks?
Yes. Oregon income tax is withheld from wages in addition to federal income tax and FICA. This calculator applies the Oregon brackets published by the Oregon Department of Revenue (tax year 2026) using the annualised method.
What FICA taxes are withheld from a Oregon paycheck?
Social Security is withheld at 6.2% on wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.00, and Medicare at 1.45% on all wages, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax on wages above the filing-status threshold. These are federal taxes that apply to wages in every state.
Does this Oregon paycheck estimate include SDI or local taxes?
No. This estimate covers federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare and Oregon state income tax withholding. State Disability Insurance (SDI), where a state levies it, and any city or county local income taxes are not included; check your state and local authorities for those.
Official sources
- Federal income tax withholding and standard deduction (tax year 2026): US Internal Revenue Service, as at Jun 12, 2026.
- Social Security wage base and FICA rates (2026): US Social Security Administration and IRS Topic 751, as at Jun 12, 2026.
- Oregon income tax brackets (tax year 2026): Oregon Department of Revenue, as at Jul 16, 2026.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 25 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice. State Disability Insurance and local income taxes are not included.