Receptionists and Information Clerks in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,015
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$8,885
21.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,571
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
$40,900
Kept after tax
$32,015
Worth in national money
$30,571
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Oregon's middle earner gets $40,900, putting the state 13 of 51 — about 7.6% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Oregon, this one sits low: 445 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $40,900, tax leaves $32,015 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $30,571 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $42,040, since top earners drag the number up.
- For receptionists and information clerks, Oregon sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $40,900, ranking 13 of 51 and running about 7.6% 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.
- Receptionists and information clerks occupies position 445 of 489 in Oregon's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After tax, $32,015 remains from the Oregon median of $40,900 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $30,571 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $42,040 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,660 |
| This salary | $40,900 |
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 | $32,015 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $35,043 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,491 |
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 | $37,131 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,640 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $40,900 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,970 and the ninetieth is $49,660 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $32,015, from $40,900, 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 445 of 489 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $30,571, the adjusted value of that $40,900 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 445 of 489 locally.
- The Oregon median of $40,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,970 to $49,660. 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 $32,015 from $40,900. 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 445 of 489 locally.
- This $30,571 adjusted figure, worked from $40,900, 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 445 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 445 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,970 at the bottom tenth to $49,660 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 $30,571 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $32,015.
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 ($33,970 to $49,660) 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 $30,571 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 $32,015 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.