Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,036
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$11,274
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,321
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
$49,310
Kept after tax
$38,036
Worth in national money
$36,321
State rank
30
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $49,310, ranking 30 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Oregon, this one sits low: 375 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $49,310 the take-home is $38,036. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,321 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $50,420, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon occupies the middle band for information and record clerks, all other: a median of $49,310, ranking 30 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Information and record clerks, all other occupies position 375 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $38,036 for information and record clerks, all other, from $49,310. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,321. ⚠️ 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 $50,420 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,580 |
| This salary | $49,310 |
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 | $38,036 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,801 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,694 |
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 | $44,625 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,096 |
| 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 $49,310. The published range is $33,930 up to $64,580, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,036 take-home in Oregon comes from $49,310. 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 375 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,321, the adjusted value of that $49,310 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 375 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for information and record clerks, all other in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $33,930 to $64,580. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,036, from $49,310, 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 375 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $36,321 — the adjusted value of that $49,310 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 375 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $33,930 and the top tenth $64,580, 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 $36,321 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, $38,036 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,930 to $64,580) 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 $36,321 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 $38,036 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.