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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Portland, OR

The median public safety telecommunicators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $81,160 a year, 53% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,919 a month.

10th percentile
$61,140
25th percentile
$66,040
Median percentile
$81,160
75th percentile
$89,710
90th percentile
$99,490

Based on 470 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

$59,027 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,160
Federal income tax−$9,025
Social Security + Medicare−$6,209
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,899
Monthly take-home$4,919
Every two weeks$2,270

Does it go far here?

$76,987Median 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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon