LegibleTax
Annual tax worksheet

Portland

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Income tax

Annual income
Filing status
Kids at home

Federal Child Tax Credit — $2,000 per child under 17.

Federal income tax
$29,043
19.36% effective · 2024 · single

Computed on gross income, less the federal Child Tax Credit ($2,000 per child under 17, phasing out above $200k single / $400k married). Still simplified — it ignores the standard deduction, other credits, the refundable-credit cap, and payroll (FICA) taxes.

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Oregon income tax
$13,104
8.74% effective · 2024 · single

2024 single-filer schedule; top rate 9.9%. Oregon has no sales tax.

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Multnomah Preschool for All tax
$375
0.25% effective · 2024 · single

A Multnomah County income tax — 1.5% on single-filer income over $125k, 3% over $250k (thresholds double for couples). On income above the threshold only.

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Metro Supportive Housing tax
$250
0.17% effective · 2024 · single

A regional (Metro) income tax — 1% on single-filer income over $125k ($200k for couples).

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Subtotal $42,772

Gasoline tax

Gas

Gallons of gas a year (~500 typical)

Federal gasoline excise est.
$92
18.4¢/gal

A flat federal excise, unchanged since 1993 and not indexed to inflation: 18.4¢ per gallon (18.3¢ to the Highway Trust Fund plus 0.1¢ for leaking underground storage tanks). It applies in every state; states add their own.

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Oregon gasoline tax est.
$200
40.0¢/gal

Oregon's state gas tax funds roads — fitting, since the state has no sales tax.

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Subtotal $292

Property tax

Home value

Your home's market value

Property tax (Portland) est.
$5,000
1.00% of home value

About 1.0% of market value. Oregon's Measure 50 caps assessed value below market, so the nominal levy rate looks higher than the effective one.

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What's left

Federal incomeState incomeLocal incomeGasolinePropertyTake-home
Total tax
estimate — add home & spending
$45,418–$52,298
Take-home$97,702–$104,582

32.04% of your income goes to taxes.

That's $48,064 to federal, state, and local governments this year; you keep $101,936. The gray slice of the bar is what's actually yours.

The same numbers elsewhere

Your inputs, other places — tap to see the breakdown.

New York City, NY$52,931→Chicago, IL$50,492→Los Angeles, CA$49,704→

About Portland

Portland

Portland is where "no sales tax" meets some of the highest income taxes anywhere: Oregon's 9.9% top rate, plus two local income taxes — a county preschool tax and a regional housing tax — layered on higher earners.