Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,318
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$10,592
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,680
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
$46,910
Kept after tax
$36,318
Worth in national money
$34,680
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 $46,910, which ranks 12 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.06% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Oregon, this one sits low: 404 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $46,910, tax leaves $36,318 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $34,680 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $47,810, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oregon ranks 12 of 51 states publishing a median for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators, at $46,910 — about 5.06% 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.
- Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators occupies position 404 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.
- After tax, $36,318 remains from the Oregon median of $46,910 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $34,680 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $47,810 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,050 |
| This salary | $46,910 |
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 | $36,318 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,872 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,351 |
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 | $42,486 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,681 |
| 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 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Oregon earn under $46,910 and half over. The published range runs $37,830 at the tenth percentile to $61,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oregon's $36,318, worked from $46,910. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 404 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $34,680 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 404.
- Figures are distribution medians for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,830 to $61,050; 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.
- The Oregon take-home of $36,318, on $46,910 for work ranking 404 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 404 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $34,680, worked from $46,910, 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 404 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,830 at the tenth percentile, $61,050 at the ninetieth.
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 $34,680 of national purchasing power.
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 $36,318 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,830 to $61,050) 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 $34,680 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 $36,318 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.