Tellers in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,549
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$9,891
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,992
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
$44,440
Kept after tax
$34,549
Worth in national money
$32,992
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Oregon pays tellers around $44,440 at the midpoint, 18 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 489 occupations Oregon publishes, tellers lands at 430. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,440 the take-home is $34,549. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $32,992 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $43,770, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For tellers the Oregon median is $44,440, ranking 18 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Oregon, this work ranks 430 of 489 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $34,549 for tellers, from $44,440. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,992. ⚠️ 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 $43,770 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,780 |
| This salary | $44,440 |
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 | $34,549 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,888 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,997 |
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 | $40,285 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,253 |
| 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 $44,440. The published range is $37,990 up to $47,780, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oregon's $34,549, worked from $44,440. 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 430 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,992 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 430.
- Reported values are medians; for tellers in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,990 to $47,780. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oregon take-home of $34,549, on $44,440 for work ranking 430 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 430 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,992, worked from $44,440, 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 430 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,990 and the top tenth $47,780, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Oregon costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $32,992 rather than its face figure.
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 $34,549.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,990 to $47,780) 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 $32,992 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 $34,549 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.