Multnomah County · Oregon
Portland sales tax rate (OR)
Oregon has no sales tax at any level. Portland funds services through income and business taxes instead, and there is nothing to collect at the register.
Quick answer
Portland, OR has no sales tax. Oregon levies no state or local sales tax, so a $100 purchase costs $100 at the register.
- Combined rate
- 0%
- State share
- 0%
- Local share
- 0%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $0
Calculate Portland sales tax
Pre-filled with the Portland combined rate.
Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 0% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Portland, OR.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 0%
- $0
- Total
- $100
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Is 0% high?
Where Portland sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- -7.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- NaN%0% of the total
- Cost per household
- $0Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 1Stacked into the combined rate
0% in Portland — low. It ranks 90 of 94 covered metros, -7.95 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $0 a year, $2,067 below it.
The whole 0% is the Oregon state rate. No county, city or district increment applies, so the rate holds anywhere in Oregon — crossing a municipal line changes nothing you pay.
Same bracket nationally: Anchorage, AK (0%); Wilmington, DE (0%); Billings, MT (0%). A household relocating between Portland and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Oregon has no sales tax at any level. Portland funds services through income and business taxes instead, and there is nothing to collect at the register.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Oregon Department of Revenue before filing or quoting it to a customer.
Jurisdiction breakdown
Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon state | state | 0% | — |
| Combined rate | 0% |
Portland sales tax reference table
Tax due at 0% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.00 | $10.00 |
| $25 | $0.00 | $25.00 |
| $50 | $0.00 | $50.00 |
| $100 | $0.00 | $100.00 |
| $500 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| $1,000 | $0.00 | $1000.00 |
| $5,000 | $0.00 | $5000.00 |
| $25,000 | $0.00 | $25000.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 0% tax collected.
Backing out 0% for Portland, OR.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $0
What this rate applies to
Oregon publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Oregon are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Oregon has no sales tax at any level. Portland funds services through income and business taxes instead, and there is nothing to collect at the register. Check the Oregon Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 0% applies.
Portland at a glance
- Population
- 635,749
- Median household income
- $85,876
- County
- Multnomah County
- ZIP codes covered
- 12
Neighboring districts tax profiles
The closest covered jurisdictions by county and ZIP sectional centre, with the rate difference against this metro.
Compare Portland with another metro
Side-by-side rate stacks and the dollar difference on a $1,000 purchase.
Cities near Portland
Straight-line distance, estimated drive time and the rate charged there.
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