Helpers--Electricians in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,387
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$11,413
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,656
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
$49,800
Kept after tax
$38,387
Worth in national money
$36,656
State rank
6
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays helpers--electricians a middle wage of $49,800, ranking 6 of 47 states and sitting about 16.71% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 365.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $49,800 the take-home is $38,387. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,656 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $50,870, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon's median for helpers--electricians is $49,800, about 16.71% above the national figure and 6 of 47 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, helpers--electricians sits at 365 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 $38,387 for helpers--electricians, from $49,800. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,656. ⚠️ 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 $50,870 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Helpers--Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $69,140 |
| This salary | $49,800 |
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 | $38,387 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,194 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,765 |
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 | $45,062 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,181 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $49,800 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,210 and the ninetieth is $69,140 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $38,387 take-home in Oregon comes from $49,800. 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 365 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,656 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 365.
- The Oregon median of $49,800 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,210 to $69,140. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $38,387, from $49,800, 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 365 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 47 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,656, worked from $49,800, 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 365 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,210 and the top tenth $69,140, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,656 rather than its face figure.
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 $38,387 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,210 to $69,140) 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 $36,656 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 $38,387 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.