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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Portland, OR

The median area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $81,120 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,917 a month.

10th percentile
$58,510
25th percentile
$70,690
Median percentile
$81,120
75th percentile
$103,520
90th percentile
$140,040

Based on 220 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,003 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,120
Federal income tax−$9,016
Social Security + Medicare−$6,206
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,895
Monthly take-home$4,917
Every two weeks$2,269

Does it go far here?

$76,949Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

All area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon