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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Portland, OR

The median correctional officers and jailers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $84,640 a year, 44% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,098 a month.

10th percentile
$64,510
25th percentile
$74,750
Median percentile
$84,640
75th percentile
$92,740
90th percentile
$95,820

Based on 1,350 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

$61,180 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,640
Federal income tax−$9,791
Social Security + Medicare−$6,475
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,194
Monthly take-home$5,098
Every two weeks$2,353

Does it go far here?

$80,288Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
34%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 correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon