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Payroll

The Payroll Office processes pay compensation to all university employees. We provide and maintain payroll documents for earnings, taxes and deductions.


 Now you can change your W-4 withholding online!

      Go to Employee Online Services. 

  • Select "Faculty/Staff/Employee Information"
  • Login (the first time you login your GAP is your birth date.)
  • Select "Employee Information"
  • Then "Tax Forms"
  • Select "W-4 Tax Exemptions/Allowances"
  • Scroll down, you will see your current filing status.  If you wish to change your filing, click "Update" at the bottom of the page.                                 

Opt Out of Paper Earning Statements (available to Direct Depositors only)

We now offer the ablility to go "paperless" with your earning statement through Employee Online Services.

  • Select "Faculty/Staff/Employee Information"
  • Login (the first time you login your GAP is your birthdate.)
  • Select "Employee Information"
  • Then "Pay Information"
  • Consent for Electronic Payroll Earning Statements (Direct Depositors only)

You can also sign up for Direct Deposit, access your earning statement or your W-2 at anytime using Employee Online Services under the "Employee Information" menu.

Fast Facts Effective January 2013:

  • The minimum wage in Oregon increases to $8.95 per hour effective 1/1/2013.
  • The Social Security wage base increased to $113,700 in 2013.  Note: Social Security for employees was temporarily lowered by Congress for 2011 from 6.2% to 4.2%. That expired as of 12/31/12 and returns to 6.2% in 2013.  Medicare remains at 1.45% with no wage base limit.
  • OSU pays approximately 11,000 faculty, staff and student employees monthly.

Additional Payroll References