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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Portland, OR

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $86,420 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,190 a month.

10th percentile
$66,240
25th percentile
$79,780
Median percentile
$86,420
75th percentile
$105,110
90th percentile
$105,510

Based on 530 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

$62,281 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,420
Federal income tax−$10,182
Social Security + Medicare−$6,611
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,346
Monthly take-home$5,190
Every two weeks$2,395

Does it go far here?

$81,976Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
33%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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