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Oregon Wage Garnishment Calculator (2026)

Enter your disposable pay to see the most a creditor could take in Oregon (25%), the pay that stays protected, and which rule sets the limit.

Reviewed by PlainStatute EditorialLast reviewed July 2026Verified against ORS 18.385

Oregon wage garnishment calculator

Wage garnishment · Oregon

Disposable earnings is your pay after legally required deductions: federal and state taxes, Social Security, and Medicare. It is close to your take-home pay, before voluntary deductions like a 401(k) or health premiums.

Oregon rule applied to your paycheck
Most a creditor could take
$200
Per weekly paycheck of $800 in disposable earnings.
Pay that stays protected
$600
Weekly disposable pay up to $400 (the $400-a-week statutory floor in ORS 18.385, for wages payable July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) cannot be touched at all.
Oregon rule (ORS 18.385)
25% of $800 weekly = $200 · the amount above the $400 floor = $400 · the smaller number applies: $200 a week
Federal ceiling (15 U.S.C. §1673)
25% of $800 weekly = $200 · amount above $217.50 (30 times the $7.25 federal minimum wage) = $582.5 · the smaller number applies: $200 a week

The Oregon rule and the federal ceiling land on the same figure here, so either way this is the most a creditor could take.

These are the Oregon figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the limits, not a determination that any garnishment is correct or incorrect. Court orders set the actual withholding.

Informational only, not legal advice. Garnishment limits carry exceptions this summary cannot weigh (support orders, taxes, student loans, existing court orders), and exemptions often must be claimed by a deadline. See the full rules, the exemption steps, and the citations on the Oregon wage garnishment reference, cited to ORS 18.385.

How wage garnishment works in Oregon

Oregon protects the greater of 75% of your disposable pay or a weekly dollar floor, which is $400 a week for wages paid on or after July 1, 2026, so a creditor can take at most 25% and often less.

Oregon protects the greater of 75% of disposable earnings or the weekly dollar floor, so the effective ceiling on a consumer garnishment is 25% but often less. The dollar floor is a moving target: it is $400 a week through June 30, 2027, then switches to 30 times the Oregon minimum wage and is adjusted annually by the State Court Administrator, so confirm the current figure for the exact pay date.

This calculator shows the Oregon figures applied to your own pay. It is informational only and not legal advice: support orders, taxes, and student loans follow their own rules, and exemptions often must be claimed by a short deadline. For the full rule, the exemption steps, and the citations, see the Oregon wage garnishment reference, cited to ORS 18.385.

Wage garnishment calculators for other states

Same tool, each with its own cap and protected floor.