Skincare Specialists in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,041
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$12,069
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,236
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
$52,110
Kept after tax
$40,041
Worth in national money
$38,236
State rank
9
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays skincare specialists a middle wage of $52,110, ranking 9 of 49 states and sitting about 14.96% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 336.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $52,110 the take-home is $40,041. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $38,236 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $60,960, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon's median for skincare specialists is $52,110, about 14.96% above the national figure and 9 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, skincare specialists sits at 336 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $40,041 for skincare specialists, from $52,110. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,236. ⚠️ 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 $60,960 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Skincare Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,660 |
| This salary | $52,110 |
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 | $40,041 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,050 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,095 |
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 | $47,120 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,581 |
| 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 skincare specialists in Oregon earn under $52,110 and half over. The published range runs $35,900 at the tenth percentile to $105,660 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 $40,041, worked from $52,110. 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 336 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,236, the adjusted value of that $52,110 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 336 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for skincare specialists in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,900 to $105,660; 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 $40,041, on $52,110 for work ranking 336 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 336 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $38,236 — the adjusted value of that $52,110 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 336 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $60,960 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $35,900 at the bottom tenth to $105,660 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $38,236 — 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 $40,041.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $60,960. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,900) and the ninetieth ($105,660) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $38,236 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 $40,041 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.