Oregon private security wage bonds.
From $100.
A private security entity in Oregon files a wage payment bond with the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) to show it can pay the people it employs. The amount scales with your headcount, and pricing is from $100 — your exact price appears at the short application. Premiums run 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Oregon private security wage bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your DPSST entity license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount for your headcount, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with DPSST
Pay online and receive the executed wage payment bond, ready to file with your DPSST private security entity license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DPSST insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wage payment bond actually covers
Oregon licenses private security providers through the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) under ORS Chapter 181A. A private security entity — the company that employs security professionals and managers — must demonstrate its ability to pay wages, and a surety bond is one accepted way to do that.
The bond guarantees payment of amounts owed under a final order issued under ORS Chapter 183 for failure to pay wages to covered security professionals and managers. If the entity fails to pay wages and an order results, those owed can recover against the bond.
The amount is set by your headcount: $5,000 for 10 or fewer employed executives, security professionals, and supervisory managers; $10,000 for 11–20; $20,000 for 21–50; and $30,000 for more than 50. Importantly, cancellation does not release the surety for wages tied to work performed under contracts entered before cancellation — so keep the bond continuous. Pricing is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with DPSST. Pay online and receive the executed wage payment bond, ready to file with your DPSST private security entity license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DPSST insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
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