Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,812
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$29,538
29.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,574
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
$101,350
Kept after tax
$71,812
Worth in national money
$68,574
State rank
12
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $101,350, which ranks 12 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 8.69% above the national middle.
- Within Oregon this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 91 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $101,350 the take-home is $71,812; in national-average money that behaves like $68,574. The average comes to $115,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oregon ranks 12 of 48 states publishing a median for chemistry teachers, postsecondary, at $101,350 — about 8.69% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Oregon publishes a median for, chemistry teachers, postsecondary sits 91 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.
- Take-home for chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Oregon, on $101,350, is $71,812; deflated by the state's price level, $68,574. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $115,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $101,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $182,260 |
| This salary | $101,350 |
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 | $71,812 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,130 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,885 |
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 | $89,526 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$19,179 |
| 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 $101,350. The published range is $65,690 up to $182,260, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $71,812, from $101,350, 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 91 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 $68,574, the adjusted value of that $101,350 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 91 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $65,690 to $182,260. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Oregon is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $71,812 from $101,350. 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 91 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $68,574 — the adjusted value of that $101,350 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 91 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 $115,700 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 $65,690 and the top tenth $182,260 — 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 $68,574 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 $71,812 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $115,700. 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 ($65,690) and the ninetieth ($182,260) 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 $68,574 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 $71,812 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.