Oregon Gas Tax
What Oregon and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, 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).
How much of a gallon in Oregon is tax
Oregon gasoline currently averages $5.35 a gallon. Against that, the 58.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 10.9% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
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. — the 13th-highest, or equivalently the 39th-lowest.
Oregon gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Oregon?
- Oregon charges 40.0¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 40.0¢ of state excise tax. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 58.4¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Oregon's gas tax compare to other states?
- Oregon's state gasoline tax of 40.0¢ per gallon ranks 13th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- 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 — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Oregon is tax?
- With Oregon gasoline averaging $5.35 per gallon, the 58.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 10.9% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Oregon charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes — EIA flags Oregon as a state where local option taxes are allowed, so some counties and cities add their own tax on top of the 40.0¢ state rate. EIA's table covers state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes, so a driver in some Oregon cities pays more than the figure shown here.
Related to Oregon gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.