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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Portland, OR

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $49,310 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,134 a month.

10th percentile
$44,060
25th percentile
$47,660
Median percentile
$49,310
75th percentile
$62,350
90th percentile
$74,360

Based on 590 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

$37,609 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,310
Federal income tax−$3,737
Social Security + Medicare−$3,772
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,191
Monthly take-home$3,134
Every two weeks$1,447

Does it go far here?

$46,774Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
55%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 chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon