State · OR & WASet by Oregon or Washington
Live in Vancouver and work in Portland, or the other way around? Compare your 2026 take-home pay for all four ways to split home and work between the two states.
Yearly estimates for one job with the standard deduction. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare are the same in every column, so the differences all come from state and local taxes. Tap any § label to see the rule.
Yes. Oregon taxes nonresidents on wages they earn working in Oregon, and your employer withholds it. You file an Oregon nonresident return (Form OR-40-N). If all your pay is for work done in Oregon, your Oregon tax comes out about the same as a resident's. You also pay Oregon's 0.1% transit tax and Paid Leave Oregon premiums, but not Washington's paid leave or WA Cares premiums.
Oregon taxes residents on all their income, wherever it's earned, so you owe Oregon income tax even though your job is in Washington. A Washington employer may not withhold it, so you may need to make estimated payments. Because you work in Washington, you pay Washington's paid leave premium and WA Cares (unless you get the exemption for people who live outside Washington), plus Oregon's transit tax, which applies to residents wherever they work.
Washington doesn't tax wages. Its premiums for paid leave and WA Cares add up to about 1.4% of pay, far less than Oregon's income tax. But Washington has a sales tax, which is why this page lets you add your spending. Property taxes, car costs and other expenses also differ and aren't included here.
Metro's supportive housing tax is 1% of taxable income over $128,000 single or $205,000 joint for 2026. Multnomah County's Preschool for All tax is 1.5% over $125,000 single or $200,000 joint, plus another 1.5% over $250,000 or $400,000. They apply to people who live there and to people who work there, and only to income above those amounts.
It follows where you work, not where you live. Work in Oregon and you're in Paid Leave Oregon; work in Washington and you're in Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave. Use the paid leave calculator to see what each would pay.
Tax credits (like the EITC or child tax credit, which don't depend on the state), itemized deductions, other income, property tax, and local business taxes. Federal tax is figured with the standard deduction and is the same in every column.
Every figure on this page links to one of these. Tap any source label to see what it says. All checked October 12, 2026.