Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,392
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$14,588
23.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,300
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
$60,980
Kept after tax
$46,392
Worth in national money
$44,300
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for payroll and timekeeping clerks. The middle earner takes $60,980, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 4.67% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 264.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $60,980, tax leaves $46,392 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $44,300 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $62,260, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oregon ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for payroll and timekeeping clerks, at $60,980 — about 4.67% 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.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, payroll and timekeeping clerks sits at 264 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, $46,392 remains from the Oregon median of $60,980 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $44,300 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $62,260 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $82,080 |
| This salary | $60,980 |
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 | $46,392 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,177 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,365 |
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 | $55,024 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,116 |
| 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 payroll and timekeeping clerks in Oregon earn under $60,980 and half over. The published range runs $42,430 at the tenth percentile to $82,080 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 $46,392, worked from $60,980. 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 264 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $44,300, the adjusted value of that $60,980 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 264 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,430 to $82,080; 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 $46,392, on $60,980 for work ranking 264 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 264 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $44,300 — the adjusted value of that $60,980 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 264 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $42,430 at the bottom tenth to $82,080 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $44,300 — 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, $46,392 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 ($42,430 to $82,080) 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 $44,300 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 $46,392 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.