Oregon post-judgment interest rate
United States Oregon’s general 9% money-judgment rate and statutory exceptions.
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Fixed by statute
2026 Oregon post-judgment interest at a glance
- Current rate
- 9% per year
- Effective date
- July 25, 1979
- Controlling authority
- ORS 82.010(2)
- Rate basis
- Fixed by statute
- Source checked
- August 20, 2026
- Recorded history
- 1 data point
Oregon’s general rate on a judgment for payment of money is 9% per year under ORS 82.010(2). Interest ordinarily runs from entry unless the judgment specifies another date, and it is simple unless a contract provides otherwise. The statute separately addresses higher-rate contracts, qualifying medical-professional-negligence judgments, prejudgment interest included in the judgment, attorney fees, and costs.
How Oregon post-judgment interest works
Which rate applies
The 9% headline is the general ORS 82.010(2) rate for a judgment for payment of money. A judgment on a contract bearing more than 9% uses the contract rate in effect at entry. A qualifying professional-negligence judgment involving an Oregon Medical Board or State Board of Nursing licensee uses the lesser of 5% or the Federal Reserve discount rate plus three points. Another statute can supply a different rule.
When interest accrues
Interest ordinarily accrues from entry unless the judgment specifies another date. The 9% amendment took effect in July 1979, but Oregon authority applies the rate selected when the judgment is entered rather than resetting an older judgment merely because the statute later changed.
Compounding and rate lock
Section 82.010(2)(b) requires simple interest unless a contract provides otherwise. Post-entry interest can also accrue on prejudgment interest that accrued before entry and on attorney fees and costs entered as part of the judgment; the statute treats those amounts as part of the interest-bearing judgment rather than as automatic periodic compounding.
Official history coverage
The official 1977 Oregon statute archive shows the former 6% rule, and the 1979 replacement shows the amendment to 9%. The local dataset records the current 9% statutory regime but does not invent earlier change points beyond the verified archived enactments.
→ Calculate interest at this rate
→ See Oregon’s prejudgment interest rate (interest before judgment — different rules)
Current recorded observation
| Effective date | Rate | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 1979 | 9% | Statute |
Source & provenance
Observation recorded August 20, 2026 (00:00 UTC) from the cited source (Oregon Legislative Assembly (official)):
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors082.html
Cite this page
StatuteRates. “Oregon Judgment Interest Rate.” StatuteRates.com. Accessed today. https://statuterates.com/rates/oregon-judgment-rate/ Rate recorded under ORS 82.010(2), effective July 25, 1979.