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Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary in Portland, OR

The median special education teachers, preschool in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $77,540 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,732 a month.

10th percentile
$62,170
25th percentile
$77,480
Median percentile
$77,540
75th percentile
$95,450
90th percentile
$96,300

Based on 270 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

$56,788 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,540
Federal income tax−$8,229
Social Security + Medicare−$5,932
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,591
Monthly take-home$4,732
Every two weeks$2,184

Does it go far here?

$73,553Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
36%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

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