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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Portland, OR

The median environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $59,710 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,757 a month.

10th percentile
$37,860
25th percentile
$46,240
Median percentile
$59,710
75th percentile
$77,180
90th percentile
$101,690

Based on 320 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

$45,082 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,710
Federal income tax−$4,985
Social Security + Medicare−$4,568
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$5,075
Monthly take-home$3,757
Every two weeks$1,734

Does it go far here?

$56,640Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
46%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 environmental science and protection technicians, including health salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon