Oregon
Obtain an Oregon State Tax ID and State Unemployment Tax ID.
Note: Oregon utilizes one application to receive an ID that is used for both State Income Tax and State Unemployment Insurance filings.
Minimum Wage
Oregon minimum wage law requires employers pay a wage rate that is dependent upon location.
- $13.20 per hour for non-urban areas
- $14.20 per hour for standard counties
- $15.45 per hour in metro areas
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.
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): $52,800
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages): 2.4%
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.
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