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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Portland, OR

The median kindergarten teachers, except special education in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $81,090 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,915 a month.

10th percentile
$56,050
25th percentile
$62,990
Median percentile
$81,090
75th percentile
$103,410
90th percentile
$106,990

Based on 900 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

$58,984 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,090
Federal income tax−$9,010
Social Security + Medicare−$6,203
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,893
Monthly take-home$4,915
Every two weeks$2,269

Does it go far here?

$76,920Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
35%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 kindergarten teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon