Biological Technicians in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,098
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$12,092
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,291
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$52,190
Kept after tax
$40,098
Worth in national money
$38,291
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oregon is 25 of 51 states for biological technicians, with a middle wage of $52,190. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 335.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $52,190, tax leaves $40,098 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $38,291 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $55,920, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oregon ranks 25 of 51 for biological technicians at $52,190. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, biological technicians sits at 335 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $40,098 remains from the Oregon median of $52,190 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $38,291 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $55,920 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Biological Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,740 |
| This salary | $52,190 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Oregon | $40,098 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,115 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,107 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,191 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,595 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oregon earn less than $52,190. The published range is $40,330 up to $73,740, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $40,098 take-home in Oregon comes from $52,190. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 335 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,291 uses one figure for the whole of Oregon. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 335.
- Reported values are medians; for biological technicians in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,330 to $73,740. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $40,098, from $52,190, assumes a single Oregon filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 335 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 25 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,291, worked from $52,190, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Oregon address, on work sitting at 335 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $55,920, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $40,330 at the bottom tenth to $73,740 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $38,291 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Oregon adds its own income tax on top — which is why $40,098 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oregon is $55,920. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,330 to $73,740) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $38,291 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,098 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.