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Library Assistants, Clerical salary in Portland, OR

The median library assistants, clerical in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $48,470 a year, 31% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,084 a month.

10th percentile
$37,290
25th percentile
$41,170
Median percentile
$48,470
75th percentile
$48,540
90th percentile
$59,080

Based on 870 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

$37,006 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,470
Federal income tax−$3,636
Social Security + Medicare−$3,708
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,120
Monthly take-home$3,084
Every two weeks$1,423

Does it go far here?

$45,978Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
56%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

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