Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,838
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$10,402
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,222
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
$46,240
Kept after tax
$35,838
Worth in national money
$34,222
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for print binding and finishing workers is strong here. Oregon's middle earner gets $46,240, putting the state 13 of 50 — about 9.34% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Oregon this is lower-paid work. Of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, print binding and finishing workers ranks 408. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $46,240 the take-home is $35,838. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $34,222 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $46,470, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For print binding and finishing workers, Oregon sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $46,240, ranking 13 of 50 and running about 9.34% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Against every occupation Oregon reports, print binding and finishing workers ranks 408 of 489, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $35,838 for print binding and finishing workers, from $46,240. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,222. ⚠️ 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 $46,470 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,780 |
| This salary | $46,240 |
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 | $35,838 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,334 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,255 |
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 | $41,889 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,565 |
| 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 $46,240. The published range is $37,820 up to $58,780, 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 $35,838, worked from $46,240. 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 408 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,222, the adjusted value of that $46,240 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 408 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for print binding and finishing workers in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,820 to $58,780. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oregon take-home of $35,838, on $46,240 for work ranking 408 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 408 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $34,222 — the adjusted value of that $46,240 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 408 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,820 and the top tenth $58,780, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $34,222 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, $35,838 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,820 to $58,780) 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 $34,222 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 $35,838 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.