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Sound Engineering Technicians salary in Portland, OR

The median sound engineering technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $76,050 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,656 a month.

10th percentile
$42,530
25th percentile
$56,060
Median percentile
$76,050
75th percentile
$119,580
90th percentile
$119,580

Based on 100 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

$55,867 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,050
Federal income tax−$7,901
Social Security + Medicare−$5,818
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,464
Monthly take-home$4,656
Every two weeks$2,149

Does it go far here?

$72,139Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
37%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 sound engineering technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon