How Portland Metro taxes your pay
Metro's Supportive Housing Services tax funds homeless services across the urban parts of Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties, such as Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham and Lake Oswego. It is withheld only from high earners who work in the district.
Pick "Multnomah County (Portland)" instead if you work in Multnomah County: it adds the county's Preschool for All tax on top of the Metro tax.
Portland Metro tax rates for 2026
- Metro Supportive Housing Services tax: employers in the area withhold 1% of pay over $200,000 in the year. Residents owe the tax on all their taxable income above the return's threshold, wherever they work.
| Salary | Live and work here | Work here, live elsewhere in Oregon | Take-home, living here | Take-home with no local tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $31,062 | $31,062 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $45,714 | $45,714 |
| $75,000 | $0 | $0 | $55,731 | $55,731 |
| $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $71,051 | $71,051 |
| $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $99,917 | $99,917 |
| $250,000 | $500 | $500 | $158,601 | $159,101 |
The commuter column assumes a home elsewhere in Oregon with no local tax of its own; a home city or county with its own tax can add to it or credit it.
Worked example: the Oregon median wage in Portland Metro
The median annual wage in Oregon is $57,000: half of all jobs pay more and half pay less, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey for May 2025 (all occupations; survey date May 31, 2025). Paid every two weeks as a single filer, with no 401(k) or benefits, that salary works out like this in Portland Metro, Oregon.
| Line | Each paycheck | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,192.31 | $57,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | $179.23 | $4,659.97 |
| Social Security | $135.92 | $3,533.92 |
| Medicare | $31.79 | $826.54 |
| Oregon income tax | $154.06 | $4,005.56 |
| Paid Leave Oregon (employee) | $13.15 | $341.90 |
| Oregon statewide transit tax | $2.19 | $56.94 |
| Oregon Workers' Benefit Fund (employee) | $0.72 | $18.72 |
| Take-home pay | $1,675.25 | $43,556.45 |
You keep 76.4% of gross pay. Of the $13,444 withheld, federal income tax is the largest part at $4,660, followed by Oregon income tax at $4,006.
At the median wage no Portland Metro tax is withheld at all: withholding starts only at the high threshold in the rates above. The table shows where it begins to bite.
Portland Metro paycheck questions
How much is Portland Metro local tax on $75,000 a year?
Nothing: at that salary no Portland Metro tax is withheld. It starts higher up; on $250,000 it comes to $500 for the year.
Do I pay Portland Metro tax if I live there but work somewhere else?
Yes, if your income is high enough. Residents owe this tax on their income wherever they work, but an employer outside the area is not required to withhold it, so it is usually paid with the Oregon return or by estimated payments.
What is the Oregon median wage after tax in Portland Metro?
The median wage in Oregon is $57,000 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). Living and working in Portland Metro, that leaves $43,556 a year after federal, Oregon, FICA and $0 of local tax.
What does a paycheck look like in Portland Metro?
At the Oregon median wage, paid every two weeks, each paycheck is $2,192.31 before tax and $1,675.25 after it. No Portland Metro tax comes out at that pay, next to $179.23 of federal income tax and $154.06 for Oregon.
How much Portland Metro tax is withheld on $250,000?
$500 for the year living and working there, which leaves $158,601 after every tax, against $159,101 with no local tax.
Sources
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