Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,455
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$27,445
28.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,369
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
$95,900
Kept after tax
$68,455
Worth in national money
$65,369
State rank
17
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oregon is 17 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $95,900. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Oregon. It ranks 111 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $95,900 the take-home is $68,455. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $65,369 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $100,460, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon ranks 17 of 49 for social scientists and related workers, all other at $95,900. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Oregon, social scientists and related workers, all other ranks 111 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $68,455 for social scientists and related workers, all other, from $95,900. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,369. ⚠️ 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 $100,460 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $129,060 |
| This salary | $95,900 |
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 | $68,455 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,296 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,145 |
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 | $84,754 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,157 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $95,900 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $73,920 and the ninetieth is $129,060 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $68,455, from $95,900, 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 111 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $65,369, the adjusted value of that $95,900 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 111 of 489 in the state.
- The Oregon median of $95,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $73,920 to $129,060. 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 $68,455 from $95,900. 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 111 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $65,369 — the adjusted value of that $95,900 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 111 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 $100,460 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $73,920 and the top tenth $129,060, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $65,369 — 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, $68,455 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 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $100,460. 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 ($73,920 to $129,060) 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 $65,369 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 $68,455 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.