Pharmacists in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$110,289
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$55,671
33.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$105,317
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
$165,960
Kept after tax
$110,289
Worth in national money
$105,317
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for pharmacists. The middle earner takes $165,960, which ranks 2 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 17.78% above the national middle.
- Within Oregon this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, pharmacists ranks 9 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $165,960 the take-home is $110,289. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $105,317 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $159,230, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Oregon ranks 2 of 51 states publishing a median for pharmacists, at $165,960 — about 17.78% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Oregon publishes a median for, pharmacists sits 9 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $110,289 for pharmacists, from $165,960. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $105,317. ⚠️ 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 $159,230 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Pharmacists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $126,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $165,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $193,860 |
| This salary | $165,960 |
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 | $110,289 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $124,700 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$23,008 |
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 | $144,876 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$32,711 |
| 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 $165,960. The published range is $126,040 up to $193,860, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $110,289 take-home in Oregon comes from $165,960. 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 9 of 489.
- Two cautions on $105,317, the adjusted value of that $165,960 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 9 of 489 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for pharmacists in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $126,040 to $193,860. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $110,289, from $165,960, 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 9 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 51 for it.
- This $105,317 adjusted figure, worked from $165,960, 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 9 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 9 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $159,230, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $126,040 at the bottom tenth to $193,860 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $105,317 of national purchasing power.
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, $110,289 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.
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 $159,230. 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 ($126,040 to $193,860) 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 $105,317 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 $110,289 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.