Chemical Technicians in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,230
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$13,730
23.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,236
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
$57,960
Kept after tax
$44,230
Worth in national money
$42,236
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oregon is 34 of 51 states for chemical technicians, with a middle wage of $57,960. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Chemical technicians ranks 292 among 489 occupations Oregon publishes pay for.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $57,960 the take-home is $44,230; in national-average money that behaves like $42,236. The average lands at $57,450, below the middle of the range.
- Oregon ranks 34 of 51 for chemical technicians at $57,960. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 292 of 489 in Oregon places chemical technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Take-home for chemical technicians in Oregon, on $57,960, is $44,230; deflated by the state's price level, $42,236. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $57,450 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Chemical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,060 |
| This salary | $57,960 |
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 | $44,230 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,751 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,933 |
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 | $52,333 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,594 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of chemical technicians in Oregon earn under $57,960 and half over. The published range runs $43,840 at the tenth percentile to $73,060 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $44,230, from $57,960, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 292 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,236, the adjusted value of that $57,960 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 292 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for chemical technicians in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,840 to $73,060; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Oregon is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $44,230 from $57,960. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 292 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $42,236 — the adjusted value of that $57,960 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 292 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $43,840 at the tenth percentile, $73,060 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Oregon run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $42,236 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $44,230 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,840 to $73,060) 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 $42,236 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 $44,230 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.