Labor Relations Specialists in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,962
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$21,528
26.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,304
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
$80,490
Kept after tax
$58,962
Worth in national money
$56,304
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon sits in the middle of the pack for labor relations specialists. The median is $80,490, ranking 31 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 153.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $80,490, tax leaves $58,962 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $56,304 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $95,650, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oregon occupies the middle band for labor relations specialists: a median of $80,490, ranking 31 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, labor relations specialists sits at 153 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.
- After tax, $58,962 remains from the Oregon median of $80,490 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $56,304 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $95,650 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Labor Relations Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $152,320 |
| This salary | $80,490 |
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 | $58,962 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,455 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,054 |
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 | $71,261 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,109 |
| 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 $80,490. The published range is $51,360 up to $152,320, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $58,962, from $80,490, 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 153 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $56,304, the adjusted value of that $80,490 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 153 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for labor relations specialists in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $51,360 to $152,320. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Oregon is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $58,962 from $80,490. 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 153 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $56,304 — the adjusted value of that $80,490 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 153 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $95,650, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $51,360 at the bottom tenth to $152,320 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $56,304 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 $58,962 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $95,650. 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 ($51,360) and the ninetieth ($152,320) 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 $56,304 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 $58,962 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.