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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Portland, OR

The median helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $46,110 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,943 a month.

10th percentile
$36,590
25th percentile
$43,860
Median percentile
$46,110
75th percentile
$48,320
90th percentile
$65,200

Based on 210 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

$35,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,110
Federal income tax−$3,353
Social Security + Medicare−$3,527
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,919
Monthly take-home$2,943
Every two weeks$1,358

Does it go far here?

$43,739Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
59%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 helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon