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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels salary in Portland, OR

The median captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $93,440 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,552 a month.

10th percentile
$50,960
25th percentile
$62,770
Median percentile
$93,440
75th percentile
$128,000
90th percentile
$138,000

Based on 310 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

$66,623 take-home a year
Gross pay$93,440
Federal income tax−$11,727
Social Security + Medicare−$7,148
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,942
Monthly take-home$5,552
Every two weeks$2,562

Does it go far here?

$88,635Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
31%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 captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon