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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Portland, OR

The median recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $73,840 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,542 a month.

10th percentile
$38,470
25th percentile
$49,040
Median percentile
$73,840
75th percentile
$104,740
90th percentile
$149,430

Based on 280 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

$54,500 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,840
Federal income tax−$7,415
Social Security + Medicare−$5,649
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,276
Monthly take-home$4,542
Every two weeks$2,096

Does it go far here?

$70,043Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
38%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 recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon