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Engineers, All Other salary in Portland, OR

The median engineers, all other in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $126,380 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,242 a month.

10th percentile
$80,810
25th percentile
$97,730
Median percentile
$126,380
75th percentile
$157,140
90th percentile
$183,190

Based on 1,850 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

$86,904 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,380
Federal income tax−$19,065
Social Security + Medicare−$9,668
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$10,742
Monthly take-home$7,242
Every two weeks$3,342

Does it go far here?

$119,881Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
24%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 engineers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon