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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Portland, OR

The median biological science teachers, postsecondary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $100,800 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,931 a month.

10th percentile
$61,170
25th percentile
$71,910
Median percentile
$100,800
75th percentile
$126,970
90th percentile
$170,400

Based on 510 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

$71,175 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,800
Federal income tax−$13,346
Social Security + Medicare−$7,711
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$8,568
Monthly take-home$5,931
Every two weeks$2,737

Does it go far here?

$95,617Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
29%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 biological science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon