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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Portland, OR

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $58,670 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,695 a month.

10th percentile
$43,660
25th percentile
$48,950
Median percentile
$58,670
75th percentile
$68,340
90th percentile
$80,400

Based on 2,080 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

$44,334 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,670
Federal income tax−$4,860
Social Security + Medicare−$4,488
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,987
Monthly take-home$3,695
Every two weeks$1,705

Does it go far here?

$55,653Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
47%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 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon