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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in Portland, OR

The median chemical plant and system operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $87,210 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,231 a month.

10th percentile
$59,610
25th percentile
$76,420
Median percentile
$87,210
75th percentile
$100,800
90th percentile
$102,330

Based on 100 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

$62,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,210
Federal income tax−$10,356
Social Security + Medicare−$6,672
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,413
Monthly take-home$5,231
Every two weeks$2,414

Does it go far here?

$82,725Median 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

All chemical plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon