Editors in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,449
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$18,091
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,039
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
$71,540
Kept after tax
$53,449
Worth in national money
$51,039
State rank
19
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oregon is 19 of 50 states for editors, with a middle wage of $71,540. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 211.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $71,540 the take-home is $53,449. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $51,039 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $74,780, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon ranks 19 of 50 for editors at $71,540. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, editors sits at 211 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $53,449 for editors, from $71,540. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $51,039. ⚠️ 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 $74,780 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Editors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,660 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $111,390 |
| This salary | $71,540 |
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 | $53,449 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,158 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,839 |
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 | $63,807 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,526 |
| 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 editors in Oregon earn under $71,540 and half over. The published range runs $44,660 at the tenth percentile to $111,390 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $53,449 take-home in Oregon comes from $71,540. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 211 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,039 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 211.
- Figures are distribution medians for editors in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,660 to $111,390; 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.
- Retained pay of $53,449, from $71,540, assumes a single Oregon filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 211 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,039, worked from $71,540, 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 211 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 $74,780 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?
The label is broader than the work. From $44,660 at the bottom tenth to $111,390 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 $51,039 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 $53,449.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $74,780. 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 ($44,660) and the ninetieth ($111,390) 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 $51,039 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 $53,449 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.