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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Portland, OR

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $84,120 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,072 a month.

10th percentile
$58,640
25th percentile
$66,140
Median percentile
$84,120
75th percentile
$100,910
90th percentile
$108,090

Based on 6,790 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

$60,858 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,120
Federal income tax−$9,676
Social Security + Medicare−$6,435
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,150
Monthly take-home$5,072
Every two weeks$2,341

Does it go far here?

$79,794Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
34%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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon