Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,072
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$12,478
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,220
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
$53,550
Kept after tax
$41,072
Worth in national money
$39,220
State rank
12
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $53,550, which ranks 12 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.81% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 330.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $53,550 the take-home is $41,072. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $39,220 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $54,190, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon ranks 12 of 51 states publishing a median for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping, at $53,550 — about 5.81% 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.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping sits at 330 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 $41,072 for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping, from $53,550. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,220. ⚠️ 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 $54,190 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $53,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,230 |
| This salary | $53,550 |
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 | $41,072 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $45,207 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,301 |
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 | $48,403 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,830 |
| 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 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Oregon earn under $53,550 and half over. The published range runs $43,920 at the tenth percentile to $66,230 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $41,072 take-home in Oregon comes from $53,550. 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 330 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,220, the adjusted value of that $53,550 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 330 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,920 to $66,230; 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 $41,072, from $53,550, 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 330 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $39,220 — the adjusted value of that $53,550 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 330 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $43,920 and the top tenth $66,230, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $39,220 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Oregon's own levy, $41,072 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,920 to $66,230) 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 $39,220 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 $41,072 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.