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Yes. Oregon has a progressive income tax with rates from 4.75% to 9.9% for 2026. Higher rates apply only to the part of your taxable income in each bracket.

A single filer earning $60,000 a year, paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions, takes home about $1,802 per paycheck. About $193 goes to federal income tax, $177 to Social Security and Medicare, and $136 to Oregon state taxes.

For single filers, 4.75% applies to taxable income from $0 to $18,400; 6.75% applies to taxable income from $18,400 to $46,200; 8.75% applies to taxable income from $46,200 to $250,000; 9.9% applies to taxable income over $250,000. The full tables for every filing status are below the calculator.

OR Statewide Transit Tax is an employee-paid state payroll contribution of 0.1% of wages with no wage cap. Employee-paid statewide transit tax; no wage cap. It's shown as its own line in the breakdown.

No. Like the IRS, Oregon excludes traditional 401(k) contributions from taxable wages, so contributing lowers both your federal and Oregon income tax.

Start with gross pay, subtract pre-tax deductions like a traditional 401(k) and health premiums, then subtract federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare, and any state or local taxes. Finally, subtract after-tax deductions like Roth 401(k) contributions. What's left is your net, or take-home, pay.

Employees pay 6.2% for Social Security on wages up to $184,500 and 1.5% for Medicare on all wages — 7.6% in total for most workers. Once your wages from one employer pass $200,000, your employer also withholds 0.90% Additional Medicare Tax.

Common reasons include benefits not entered here (commuter, dependent care, life insurance), bonuses or overtime withheld at a supplemental rate, local taxes, mid-year raises, or reaching the Social Security wage base partway through the year. Your employer may also use a slightly different state withholding formula.