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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Portland, OR

The median packers and packagers, hand in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $37,450 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,424 a month.

10th percentile
$33,770
25th percentile
$34,590
Median percentile
$37,450
75th percentile
$42,260
90th percentile
$47,940

Based on 3,900 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

$29,088 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,450
Federal income tax−$2,314
Social Security + Medicare−$2,865
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,183
Monthly take-home$2,424
Every two weeks$1,119

Does it go far here?

$35,524Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
71%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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