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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Portland, OR

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $60,760 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,820 a month.

10th percentile
$45,820
25th percentile
$46,730
Median percentile
$60,760
75th percentile
$71,340
90th percentile
$92,420

Based on 220 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

$45,836 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,760
Federal income tax−$5,111
Social Security + Medicare−$4,648
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$5,165
Monthly take-home$3,820
Every two weeks$1,763

Does it go far here?

$57,636Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
45%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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