What has to be on an Oregon pay stub?

Payment date, pay period dates, both names, the employer registry number, address and telephone, rates of pay and their basis, gross and net pay, the amount and purpose of each deduction, and any minimum wage allowances. Non-exempt staff also get regular and overtime hours listed at their separate rates.

Can my Oregon employer switch me to electronic pay stubs?

Only if you expressly agree and you can print or store the statement when you receive it. Without that agreement paper is required, and being paid by direct deposit or onto a payroll card does not remove the obligation to give you the statement.

Which Oregon minimum wage applies to me?

The one for the county where you work at least half your hours, so a fixed worksite inside the Portland urban growth boundary pays $16.80 while the same job in Malheur County pays $14.55. Delivery drivers are owed the rate for the location where they start and finish the day.

Can my Oregon employer deduct the cost of tools or a uniform?

No. Payroll deductions are barred for any item required to perform the job, including tools and uniforms, and a signed authorisation does not make them lawful. Minimum wage employees cannot be required to buy those items at all, apart from a generic uniform suitable for street wear.

My Oregon paycheck was short. How fast does it have to be fixed?

If the underpayment is less than five percent of your gross wages the employer may correct it on the next regular payday. If it is more than five percent, the money is due within three business days once the employer knows and the amount is not in dispute.

Does Oregon allow a tip credit?

No. Oregon law allows no tip credit at all, so tipped employees receive the full applicable minimum wage per hour and their tips on top. There is also no training wage: the minimum applies during every stage of employment, including on-the-job training.

Pay stub requirements in Oregon

Oregon asks for more on a pay stub than almost anywhere else. Every payment of wages, commissions or salary has to arrive with an itemized statement carrying the payment date, the dates of the pay period, both names, the employer business registry number, address and telephone, the rates of pay and their basis, gross and net, the amount and purpose of every deduction, and for non-exempt staff the regular and overtime hours at their separate rates. From January 1, 2026 employers also owe every new hire a written explanation of what all of that means. The minimum wage depends on where the work happens: $16.80 in the Portland metro area, $15.55 standard, $14.55 in non-urban counties.

Pay stub required: Yes, with every payment of wages
Electronic delivery: Only with express agreement
Minimum wage (2026): $15.55/hour standard, $16.80 Portland metro
Pay frequency: Regular paydays no more than 35 days apart

What Oregon law requires

An itemized statement with every payment of wages
The statement must show the date of the payment, the dates of the pay period, the employee and employer names, the employer business registry or identification number, address and telephone, the rate or rates of pay and whether pay is by hour, day, shift, week, salary, piece or commission, gross and net pay, the amounts and purposes of deductions, and any allowances claimed as part of the minimum wage.
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Non-exempt employees get the hours broken out by rate
For an employee who is not exempt the statement adds the regular rate of pay with the number of regular hours worked, the overtime rate with the number of overtime hours, and where the work is paid by the piece the applicable piece rates, the number of pieces completed at each rate and the total pay earned at each rate.
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Paper is the default and electronic is the exception
An employer may deliver the itemized statement electronically only if the employee expressly agrees and can print or store it at the time of receipt. Moving wages onto direct deposit, an ATM card or a payroll card changes nothing here: the statement is still owed, on the same deadlines as a final paycheck.
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New hires must be told what the statement means, from January 1, 2026
Senate Bill 906 of 2025 makes every employer give new hires an explanation of earnings and deductions: the regular pay period, every pay rate the employee might earn, all benefit contributions and deductions with their purposes, allowances claimed against the minimum wage, and every payroll code with a description. It has to be reviewed and updated by January 1 each year.
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Paydays no more than 35 days apart
Employers establish and maintain regular paydays that fall no more than 35 days apart, and no more than 35 days from the date the employee started work. Paychecks may not be withheld or delayed as discipline or in exchange for the return of employer property, and missing timesheets are no excuse for late payment.
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Three rates by work location, changing every July 1
From July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 the rate is $16.80 inside the Portland urban growth boundary, $15.55 standard, and $14.55 in eighteen non-urban counties. Rates are adjusted for inflation each July 1, and where a shift straddles June 30 the hours after midnight are paid at the new figure.
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Local rates above the Oregon minimum

Portland metro area
$16.80 an hour from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 for work inside the urban growth boundary, which takes in parts of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.
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Non-urban counties
$14.55 an hour, a dollar below the standard rate, in Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties.
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What this generator calculates for Oregon

State withholding for Oregon is calculated from the 2026 figures the state publishes, and our test suite holds those figures against the state's own published calculation rather than against arithmetic of ours.

Frequently asked questions

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Wage and hour law changes. Check the linked source before relying on any figure here, and treat this page as a starting point rather than legal advice.

Pay stub requirements in Oregon

What Oregon law requires

An itemized statement with every payment of wages

Non-exempt employees get the hours broken out by rate

Paper is the default and electronic is the exception

New hires must be told what the statement means, from January 1, 2026

Paydays no more than 35 days apart

Three rates by work location, changing every July 1