Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,514
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$22,496
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,786
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
$83,010
Kept after tax
$60,514
Worth in national money
$57,786
State rank
2
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 $83,010, ranking 2 of 51 states and sitting about 31.91% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 146.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $83,010 the take-home is $60,514; in national-average money that behaves like $57,786. The average comes to $83,990, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oregon's median for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians is $83,010, about 31.91% above the national figure and 2 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.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, clinical laboratory technologists and technicians sits at 146 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.
- Take-home for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Oregon, on $83,010, is $60,514; deflated by the state's price level, $57,786. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $83,990 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $117,640 |
| This salary | $83,010 |
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 | $60,514 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,228 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,396 |
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 | $73,467 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,741 |
| 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 $83,010. The published range is $49,260 up to $117,640, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $60,514, from $83,010, 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 146 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,786 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 146.
- Reported values are medians; for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $49,260 to $117,640. 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 $60,514 from $83,010. 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 146 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,786, worked from $83,010, 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 146 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $49,260 at the bottom tenth to $117,640 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $57,786 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $60,514.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,260) and the ninetieth ($117,640) 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 $57,786 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 $60,514 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.