Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,512
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$28,728
28.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,333
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
$99,240
Kept after tax
$70,512
Worth in national money
$67,333
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays this job a middle wage of $99,240, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 33.55% above the national middle.
- Within Oregon this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 100 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $99,240 the take-home is $70,512. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $67,333 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $93,900, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Oregon's median for cardiovascular technologists and technicians is $99,240, about 33.55% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Oregon publishes a median for, cardiovascular technologists and technicians sits 100 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $70,512 for cardiovascular technologists and technicians, from $99,240. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $67,333. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $93,900 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $135,060 |
| This salary | $99,240 |
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 | $70,512 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,645 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,598 |
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 | $87,679 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,784 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $99,240 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,740 and the ninetieth is $135,060 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oregon's $70,512, worked from $99,240. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 100 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $67,333 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 100.
- The Oregon median of $99,240 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,740 to $135,060. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Oregon take-home of $70,512, on $99,240 for work ranking 100 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 100 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $67,333, worked from $99,240, 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 100 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $93,900 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $49,740 and the top tenth $135,060 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $67,333 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Oregon's own levy, $70,512 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $93,900. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,740) and the ninetieth ($135,060) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $67,333 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 $70,512 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.