Social Workers, All Other in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,157
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$16,663
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,851
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
$67,820
Kept after tax
$51,157
Worth in national money
$48,851
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oregon pays social workers, all other a middle wage of $67,820, 34 of 50 states and about 5.67% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 221.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $67,820 the take-home is $51,157. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $48,851 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $70,200, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon's $67,820 median for social workers, all other places it 34 of 50 states, about 5.67% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, social workers, all other sits at 221 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 $51,157 for social workers, all other, from $67,820. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,851. ⚠️ 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 $70,200 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Social Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $89,220 |
| This salary | $67,820 |
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 | $51,157 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,541 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,334 |
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 | $60,955 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,453 |
| 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 $67,820. The published range is $48,750 up to $89,220, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $51,157 take-home in Oregon comes from $67,820. 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 221 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $48,851 uses one figure for the whole of Oregon. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 221.
- Reported values are medians; for social workers, all other in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,750 to $89,220. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $51,157, from $67,820, 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 221 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $48,851, worked from $67,820, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Oregon address, on work sitting at 221 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $70,200, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $48,750 and the top tenth $89,220, 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 $48,851 — 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, $51,157 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.
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 $70,200. 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 ($48,750 to $89,220) 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 $48,851 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 $51,157 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.