Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,492
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$12,248
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,667
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
$52,740
Kept after tax
$40,492
Worth in national money
$38,667
State rank
3
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $52,740, which ranks 3 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 14.23% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 332 among 489 occupations Oregon publishes pay for.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $52,740 the take-home is $40,492; in national-average money that behaves like $38,667. The average lands at $52,700, below the middle of the range.
- Oregon ranks 3 of 48 states publishing a median for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic, at $52,740 — about 14.23% 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.
- Position 332 of 489 in Oregon places molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Take-home for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in Oregon, on $52,740, is $40,492; deflated by the state's price level, $38,667. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $52,700 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,060 |
| This salary | $52,740 |
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 | $40,492 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,557 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,185 |
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 | $47,681 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,690 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $52,740 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,270 and the ninetieth is $64,060 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $40,492, from $52,740, 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 332 of 489 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $38,667, the adjusted value of that $52,740 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oregon. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 332 of 489 locally.
- The Oregon median of $52,740 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,270 to $64,060. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Oregon is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,492 from $52,740. 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 332 of 489 locally.
- This $38,667 adjusted figure, worked from $52,740, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 332 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 332 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,270 at the tenth percentile, $64,060 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 $38,667 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 $40,492 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,270 to $64,060) 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 $38,667 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 $40,492 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.