Dishwashers in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,535
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$7,505
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,248
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
$36,040
Kept after tax
$28,535
Worth in national money
$27,248
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays dishwashers a middle wage of $36,040, ranking 8 of 51 states and sitting about 3.53% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Oregon, this one sits low: 480 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $36,040 the take-home is $28,535; in national-average money that behaves like $27,248. The average comes to $36,660, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oregon's median for dishwashers is $36,040, about 3.53% above the national figure and 8 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.
- Dishwashers occupies position 480 of 489 in Oregon's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for dishwashers in Oregon, on $36,040, is $28,535; deflated by the state's price level, $27,248. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $36,660 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,330 |
| This salary | $36,040 |
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 | $28,535 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,138 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,795 |
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 | $32,800 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,799 |
| 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 dishwashers in Oregon earn under $36,040 and half over. The published range runs $30,930 at the tenth percentile to $43,330 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $28,535, from $36,040, 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 480 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 $27,248 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 480.
- Figures are distribution medians for dishwashers in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,930 to $43,330; 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 $28,535 from $36,040. 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 480 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $27,248, worked from $36,040, 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 480 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,930 at the tenth percentile, $43,330 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Oregon costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $27,248 rather than its face figure.
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 $28,535.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,930 to $43,330) 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 $27,248 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 $28,535 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.