Surveyors in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,175
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$27,895
28.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,057
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
$97,070
Kept after tax
$69,175
Worth in national money
$66,057
State rank
3
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays surveyors a middle wage of $97,070, ranking 3 of 50 states and sitting about 28.67% above the national middle.
- Within Oregon this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, surveyors ranks 107 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $97,070, tax leaves $69,175 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $66,057 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $96,920.
- Oregon's median for surveyors is $97,070, about 28.67% above the national figure and 3 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Oregon publishes a median for, surveyors sits 107 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After tax, $69,175 remains from the Oregon median of $97,070 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $66,057 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $96,920 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Surveyors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $131,040 |
| This salary | $97,070 |
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 | $69,175 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,119 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,304 |
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 | $85,779 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,377 |
| 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 surveyors in Oregon earn under $97,070 and half over. The published range runs $64,880 at the tenth percentile to $131,040 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 $69,175, worked from $97,070. 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 107 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $66,057 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 107.
- Figures are distribution medians for surveyors in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $64,880 to $131,040; 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 $69,175, on $97,070 for work ranking 107 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 107 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $66,057, worked from $97,070, 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 107 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $64,880 at the tenth percentile, $131,040 at the ninetieth.
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 $66,057 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Oregon adds its own income tax on top — which is why $69,175 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($64,880 to $131,040) 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 $66,057 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 $69,175 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.