Struggling to keep up with payroll and HR in Oregon? From local ordinances to statewide labor laws, we’ll help you save time and focus on growing your business.
Payroll services in Oregon
How Paylocity helps Oregon employers
Payroll that gets it done
- Seamless automation: Eliminate repetitive tasks with automated workflows that boost accuracy and save time.
- Smart safeguards: Built-in audits and integrations flag issues before they become errors.
- Transparent calculations: Easily manage overtime, bonuses, and local tax changes, even across overlapping jurisdictions.
Your extra HR team member
- Automated workflows: Use ready-made templates for common tasks or build custom processes that fit your business.
- One employee record: A single source of truth for employee data keeps everything organized and compliant.
- Effortless Time & Labor: Schedule quickly, track clock-ins and meal breaks, and standardize time-off requests.
Compliance made simple
- Compliance dashboard: Get a clear view of requirements with updated forms and expert HR support.
- Built-in data access: Quickly find work authorizations, EEO/FLSA data, pay records, certifications, and industry updates.
- Always up-to-date forms: Access the latest state and federal forms right from the platform.
Challenges facing employers in Oregon
Oregon maintains a complex compliance landscape that requires a careful balance between federal standards and state mandates.
As an employer, you must grapple with:
- Stricter employment regulations ranging from pay transparency to paid family and medical leave.
- Higher state minimum wage rate.
- Additional safety and health requirements under the Oregon State OSHA plan.
Oregon payroll fast facts
Minimum wage
$15.05
State income tax rate
8.75% - 9.90%
Right to work laws
None
State unemployment tax rate
- 2.40% (new employers)
- 0.90% - 5.40% (experienced employers)
Last updated: January 23, 2026
Oregon tax and compliance resources
FAQs about paying employees in Oregon
Does Oregon have a state income tax?
Yes, Oregon’s income tax is progressive, ranging from 8.75% - 9.90% based on the taxpayer's level of income.
Is Oregon a right to work state?
No, Oregon is not a right to work state, but it can pass right to work laws in the future if it wishes to do so.
What are the Oregon final pay laws?
Oregon employees who resign with at least 48 hours’ notice (excluding weekends/holidays) must be paid their final wages immediately. If that isn’t possible, payment is due by the earlier of the next regular payday or five days after notice was given (excluding weekends/holidays). Involuntarily terminated Oregon employees must receive their final paycheck by the next business day.
Are there Oregon work break laws?
Under Oregon's meal and rest break law, employers must provide two 10-minute paid rest breaks and one 30-minute unpaid meal break, depending on the number of hours worked. If, for example, an employee works less than six hours in one work period, no meal break is required. If they work 14 or more hours, a second meal break is also required.
More than just payroll
Why employers in Oregon choose Paylocity
Educational nonprofit aces HR by saving over 1,200 hours a year
Bogged down by manual payroll process and HR workflows, one of Oregon’s not-for-profit organizations found a way to convert lost time into strategic initiatives.
