Payroll services in Portland, Oregon
With our payroll services in Portland, Oregon, we run each payroll and file the federal, Oregon and local payroll taxes.
What payroll taxes do Portland employers pay?
| Tax | Who pays | 2026 rate |
|---|---|---|
| TriMet transit tax | Employer, for work inside the TriMet district | 0.8237% of wages |
| Statewide transit tax | Employee, withheld by the employer | 0.1% of wages |
| Paid Leave Oregon | Employee 60%, employer 40% when the employer averages 25 or more employees | 1% of wages up to the Social Security wage base |
| Oregon income tax | Employee, withheld using Form OR-W-4 | Varies |
| Oregon unemployment insurance | Employer | Rate the Oregon Employment Department sets for each employer |
Sources: TriMet, Paid Leave Oregon and Oregon DOR payroll updates.
How much payroll tax is due on a $6,000 monthly paycheck in Portland?
$501.00 from the employee and $532.42 from the employer, before Oregon income tax withholding and unemployment insurance.
Assumptions: work inside the TriMet district, an employer averaging 30 employees, 2026 rates.
| Item, one month | Employee | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security and Medicare, 7.65% | $459.00 | $459.00 |
| Statewide transit tax, 0.1% | $6.00 | None |
| Paid Leave Oregon, 1% | $36.00 | $24.00 |
| TriMet transit tax, 0.8237% | None | $49.42 |
| Total | $501.00 | $532.42 |
What Oregon payroll tax mistakes do employers make?
- Missing the TriMet transit tax on staff who work inside the TriMet district for an employer based outside it
- Skipping Paid Leave Oregon at a small business: employers averaging fewer than 25 employees pay no employer share but still withhold the employee's 60%
- Not withholding Multnomah County's Preschool for All tax or Metro's Supportive Housing Services tax from staff who earn $200,000 or more in a calendar year and work in the county or the Metro district
- Filing Form 941 or the Oregon combined quarterly payroll report late, which the IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue penalize
We file missing quarters through our payroll tax problems service.
Hiring your first Portland employee, or moving payroll away from your current provider? With your headcount and pay schedule, we can quote setup and the monthly fee in writing.
What do our payroll services in Portland, Oregon include?
- One named payroll specialist for your account
- Pay runs with direct deposit on your schedule
- Federal Form 941 and Oregon combined quarterly payroll reports
- TriMet, statewide transit and Paid Leave Oregon filings
- Wage garnishments and third-party withholdings such as insurance
- Oregon sick time accruals for each employee
- Forms W-2, W-3 and 1099 at year end
- New hire reporting and Oregon payroll account setup
- Certified payroll for public works jobs, through our construction accounting service
- Washington employees, including the WA Cares long-term care premium and Washington paid family and medical leave
How do you switch payroll providers?
Send your current payroll registers and tax account numbers
We load employees, pay rates and year-to-date totals
We run a parallel payroll to check the figures
We take over filings from the next quarter
What affects the cost of payroll outsourcing in Portland?
We quote payroll on five factors.
- 1Number of employees and pay runs
- 2Employees in more than one state
- 3Hourly, tipped or overtime pay
- 4Benefits and garnishments to process
- 5Past-due payroll filings to fix
The light end is one Portland location with fewer than 10 salaried staff paid twice a month. These are the factors, not a quote.
Set up Oregon payroll services with our Portland team
To start, we need your headcount and the places your staff work.
(503) 388-4353info@daytaxaccounting.com555 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Suite 105, Portland, OR 97214