Oregon Payroll Tax and Labor Laws

Get your Oregon State ID Number 

Click HERE to obtain State Tax and Unemployment ID  

Note: Oregon utilizes one application to receive an ID that is used for both State Income Tax and State Unemployment Insurance filings.

Oregon Wage and Hour Laws 

Minimum Wage 

Oregon minimum wage law requires employers pay a wage rate that is dependent upon location.  

• $12.50 per hour for non-urban areas (this number will change to $13.20 on 7/1/2023) 
• $13.50 per hour for standard counties (this number will change to $14.20 on 7/1/2023) 
• $14.75 per hour in Portland (this number will change to $15.45 on 7/1/2023) 

For more information on Oregon’s minimum wage law, please click HERE.  

Overtime 

Oregon law requires most employers to pay workers overtime at 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.   

For more information on Oregon’s overtime laws, please click HERE.  

Pay Frequency 

Oregon law requires employers to pay employees on a regular pay schedule with paydays no more than 35 days apart.  

Oregon Unemployment

Taxable Wage Base ($000s):                                       50,900 

New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)                      2.1 

Oregon Income Tax Withholding 

Employers in or doing business in Oregon must withhold tax from all wages paid to Oregon residents for service performed both within and without the state and from wages paid to nonresidents for service within Oregon.  

Employers located outside Oregon are not required to withhold Oregon tax, even from Oregon residents. However, such employers are requested to withhold Oregon tax as a convenience to Oregon residents.

Oregon State Resources 

Oregon Department of Revenue  

Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries  

Oregon Employment Department  

Oregon SUI Rate  

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Revised 3/2023