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Broadcast Technicians salary in Portland, OR

The median broadcast technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $53,650 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,394 a month.

10th percentile
$34,630
25th percentile
$35,560
Median percentile
$53,650
75th percentile
$74,830
90th percentile
$80,620

Based on 110 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

$40,728 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,650
Federal income tax−$4,258
Social Security + Medicare−$4,104
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,560
Monthly take-home$3,394
Every two weeks$1,566

Does it go far here?

$50,891Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
51%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

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