Oregon Gas Tax
Oregon’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 40.0¢ a gallon, the 13th-highest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 58.4¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Oregon’s 58.4¢
| Oregon state excise tax | 40.0¢ |
|---|---|
| Other Oregon taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | — |
| Total Oregon state tax | 40.0¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 58.4¢ |
LOTS (local option taxes) allowed and levied at the county and municipal levels. Petroleum load fee: $10.00 per load (load = anything over 100 gals).
Stepped increases, then a rejected referendum
Oregon’s state gasoline tax is a flat excise of 40.0¢ a gallon. Oregon has no general sales tax, so there is no sales tax on fuel; the only other state charge the EIA lists is a $10 petroleum load fee per delivery. Counties and cities may levy their own fuel taxes, and several do, so the pump price in those places includes a local tax on top of the state rate.
The current rate was reached in steps under House Bill 2017, the 2017 transportation package: the tax rose by 2¢ on January 1 of 2020, 2022, and 2024, reaching 40¢ in 2024. In a September 2025 special session the legislature passed House Bill 3991, which would have raised it to 46¢. A veto referendum put that increase on hold, and on May 19, 2026 voters rejected it as Measure 120, with about 83 percent voting no.
In the EIA’s July 2026 (revised August 2026) table, Oregon’s state taxes and fees total 40.0¢ a gallon, the 13th-highest of the 50 states and D.C., against a 51-jurisdiction average of 33.8¢. The rate is not indexed, so it changes only by legislation. Pump prices and Oregon’s position in the West Coast market are on the Oregon gas prices page.
Sources: current rates and rankings are from the EIA motor fuel tax table in our database; other facts are from the sources listed here.
- U.S. EIA, Federal and State Motor Fuels Taxes (Petroleum Marketing Monthly)
- Oregon Department of Transportation, current fuel tax rates
- Oregon Department of Transportation, HB 2017 conditional fuels tax increase report
- Oregon Capital Chronicle, Oregon voters reject hikes to gas tax and vehicle fees (May 19, 2026)
Oregon Gas Tax Against Its Neighbors
In the EIA's July 2026 table, California's state total is 73.6¢, the highest in the table, and Oregon's total is 33.6¢ below California's. Washington's total is 60.2¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Oregon's is 20.2¢ below Washington's. Of the 4 states that border Oregon, 2 of 4 have a higher state total in that July 2026 table.
Idaho's state total is 33.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and Oregon's is 7.0¢ above Idaho's. Nevada's is 23.8¢ (EIA table, July 2026), the lowest among the bordering states, and Oregon's is 16.2¢ above Nevada's. Alaska has the lowest state total in the July 2026 table at 9.0¢.
Across the jurisdictions in the July 2026 table, 12 have a higher state total than Oregon and 38 have a lower one. Oregon's 40.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026) is 6.2¢ above the average state total of 33.8¢.
In that July 2026 table, excise makes up 100% of Oregon's state total, with 0.0¢ in other state taxes and fees on gasoline. The state's share of the combined state and federal total is 68% (EIA table, July 2026).
EIA lists state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes. Local option taxes on gasoline also apply in parts of Oregon, and they are not in the totals of 40.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026) or 58.4¢.
How much of a gallon in Oregon is tax
Oregon gasoline is estimated at $5.45 a gallon. Against that, the 58.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 10.7% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is this week’s US Gas Gauge estimate from EIA regional prices (EIA publishes no weekly average for Oregon).
Oregon vs. the other 50 states
Oregon’s state gas tax of 40.0¢ is 6.2¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the 13th-highest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| California gas tax | 73.6¢ | +33.6¢ |
| Washington gas tax | 60.2¢ | +20.2¢ |
| Idaho gas tax | 33.0¢ | −7.0¢ |
| Nevada gas tax | 23.8¢ | −16.2¢ |
Oregon gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Oregon?
- 40.0¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 58.4¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does Oregon's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 13th-highest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Oregon?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Oregon, the same as in every other state.
- Does Oregon charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes: EIA flags Oregon as allowing local option taxes, which are not in the figures here.
Related to Oregon gas tax
EIA, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes” (July 2026 (revised August 2026)); how these figures are built.
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “Oregon Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/oregon. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.