Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,093
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$10,107
22.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,511
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
$45,200
Kept after tax
$35,093
Worth in national money
$33,511
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays this job a middle wage of $45,200, ranking 6 of 51 states and sitting about 14.75% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Oregon, this one sits low: 416 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $45,200 the take-home is $35,093. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $33,511 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,240, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon's median for merchandise displayers and window trimmers is $45,200, about 14.75% above the national figure and 6 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Merchandise displayers and window trimmers occupies position 416 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 $35,093 for merchandise displayers and window trimmers, from $45,200. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,511. ⚠️ 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 $48,240 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,030 |
| This salary | $45,200 |
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 | $35,093 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,498 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,106 |
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 | $40,963 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,385 |
| 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 merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Oregon earn under $45,200 and half over. The published range runs $36,820 at the tenth percentile to $66,030 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $35,093 take-home in Oregon comes from $45,200. 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 416 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,511 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 416.
- Figures are distribution medians for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,820 to $66,030; 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 $35,093, from $45,200, 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 416 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,511, worked from $45,200, 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 416 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 $48,240, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,820 and the top tenth $66,030, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Oregon run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $33,511 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $35,093 remains.
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 $48,240. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,820 to $66,030) 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 $33,511 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 $35,093 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.