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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Portland, OR

The median protective service workers, all other in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $45,770 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,922 a month.

10th percentile
$40,340
25th percentile
$42,080
Median percentile
$45,770
75th percentile
$55,990
90th percentile
$66,060

Based on 1,050 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

$35,066 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,770
Federal income tax−$3,312
Social Security + Medicare−$3,501
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,890
Monthly take-home$2,922
Every two weeks$1,349

Does it go far here?

$43,416Median 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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon