Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,243
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$20,457
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,663
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
$77,700
Kept after tax
$57,243
Worth in national money
$54,663
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $77,700, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 19.32% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Oregon, this sits in the middle: 172 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $77,700 the take-home is $57,243. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $54,663 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $78,310, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school, at $77,700 — about 19.32% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school ranks 172 of 489 occupations in Oregon by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $57,243 for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school, from $77,700. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $54,663. ⚠️ 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 $78,310 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $58,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,820 |
| This salary | $77,700 |
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 | $57,243 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,492 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,675 |
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 | $68,818 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$14,304 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $77,700 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $58,620 and the ninetieth is $105,820 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $57,243 take-home in Oregon comes from $77,700. 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 172 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,663, the adjusted value of that $77,700 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 172 of 489 in the state.
- The Oregon median of $77,700 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $58,620 to $105,820. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $57,243, from $77,700, 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 172 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $54,663 — the adjusted value of that $77,700 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 172 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $58,620 at the bottom tenth to $105,820 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 $54,663 — 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 $57,243.
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 ($58,620 to $105,820) 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 $54,663 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 $57,243 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.