Median pay · Oregon
$57,000A year, or $27 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $35,680 | $17 |
| 25th percentile | $42,690 | $21 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $57,000 | $27 |
| 75th percentile | $83,070 | $40 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $129,520 | $62 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $72,460 | $35 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in OregonBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$57,000
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$27.40
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,684 a month at an effective rate of 22.4%.$44,214 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Oregon sit at 103.4 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$55,147
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.11.8% above
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.1,967,130
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Oregon: common questions
What is the average salary in Oregon?
$72,460 a year, or $34.84 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Oregon for May 2025.
The median is lower, $57,000: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Oregon?
Anything over $57,000 pays more than half the jobs in Oregon. $83,070 puts you in the top quarter and $129,520 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,684 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Oregon?
By median pay: obstetricians and gynecologists ($395,340), chief executives ($341,630), ophthalmologists ($334,450), psychiatrists ($314,880) and family medicine physicians ($293,240). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Oregon?
By number of jobs: fast food or counter workers ($35,050), retail salespersons ($36,770), stockers or order fillers ($43,480), home health or personal care aides ($44,410) and registered nurses ($129,010), with the median pay for each.