Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,212
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$29,788
29.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,957
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
$102,000
Kept after tax
$72,212
Worth in national money
$68,957
State rank
13
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 $102,000, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 2.9% above the national middle.
- Within Oregon this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 88 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $102,000, tax leaves $72,212 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $68,957 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $104,620, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oregon's median for network and computer systems administrators is $102,000, about 2.9% above the national figure and 13 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Oregon publishes a median for, network and computer systems administrators sits 88 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After tax, $72,212 remains from the Oregon median of $102,000 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $68,957 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $104,620 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $72,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $138,210 |
| This salary | $102,000 |
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 | $72,212 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,587 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,973 |
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 | $90,096 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$19,301 |
| 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 $102,000. The published range is $72,790 up to $138,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oregon's $72,212, worked from $102,000. 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 88 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,957, the adjusted value of that $102,000 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 88 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for network and computer systems administrators in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $72,790 to $138,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oregon take-home of $72,212, on $102,000 for work ranking 88 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 88 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $68,957 — the adjusted value of that $102,000 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 88 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $72,790 at the bottom tenth to $138,210 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $68,957 rather than its face figure.
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, $72,212 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($72,790 to $138,210) 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 $68,957 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 $72,212 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.