Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Portland, Oregon

The average Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Portland, Oregon earns $101,260 a year.

$101,260 / year, mean
↑ 5.7% above national average 67th percentile in Oregon

Portland sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Oregon — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
550
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.6%
Cost of living 105 #21 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $552,022 #24 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $94,573 #19 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Portland ranks #21 for cost of living and #24 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $166,550 Riverside $157,930 Santa Maria $155,880 Ann Arbor $149,390 Los Angeles $142,840 San Diego $140,960 Fresno $132,990 Visalia $129,090 Bakersfield $128,980 San Jose $127,860 Sacramento $120,570 Lansing $117,690 College Station $116,580 Baltimore $115,350 Eugene $111,600 Seattle $106,530 New York $104,400 Portland $101,260 Albany $98,550 Austin $97,500 Brownsville $96,160 Houston $94,660 Philadelphia $94,000 Indianapolis $92,570 Lexington $92,570 Ithaca $91,550 Harrisburg $91,060 Detroit $90,100 Harrisonburg $89,400 Richmond $89,340 Buffalo $89,190 Kiryas Joel $89,000 Fort Wayne $88,090 Pittsburgh $88,060 Allentown $87,750 Bellingham $87,060 Terre Haute $85,240 Scranton $85,160 McAllen $84,820 Syracuse $84,500 Erie $84,380 South Bend $84,350 Grand Rapids $83,730 Reading $83,560 Rochester $83,180 Abilene $83,170 Salem $82,960 Virginia Beach $82,730 Killeen $82,170 Utica $82,060 Dallas $81,630 Chicago $81,230 Peoria $79,660 Spokane $79,510 Bloomington $78,350 Evansville $78,000 Trenton $76,080 Deltona $75,610 San Antonio $74,540 El Paso $74,310 Hagerstown $73,970 Miami $72,840 Amarillo $71,000 Laredo $70,020 Huntington $69,730 Tampa $67,200 Louisville $65,830 Orlando $65,450 Roanoke $65,220 Jacksonville $64,980 Lakeland $64,680 Johnstown $63,390
CityMean salaryvs. Portland
Abilene, Texas$83,170-17.9%
Albany, New York$98,550-2.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$87,750-13.3%
Amarillo, Texas$71,000-29.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$149,390+47.5%
Austin, Texas$97,500-3.7%
Bakersfield, California$128,980+27.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$115,350+13.9%
Bellingham, Washington$87,060-14.0%
Bloomington, Illinois$78,350-22.6%
Brownsville, Texas$96,160-5.0%
Buffalo, New York$89,190-11.9%
Chicago, Illinois$81,230-19.8%
College Station, Texas$116,580+15.1%
Dallas, Texas$81,630-19.4%
Deltona, Florida$75,610-25.3%
Detroit, Michigan$90,100-11.0%
El Paso, Texas$74,310-26.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$84,380-16.7%
Eugene, Oregon$111,600+10.2%
Evansville, Indiana$78,000-23.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$88,090-13.0%
Fresno, California$132,990+31.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$83,730-17.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$73,970-27.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$91,060-10.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$89,400-11.7%
Houston, Texas$94,660-6.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$69,730-31.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$92,570-8.6%
Ithaca, New York$91,550-9.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$64,980-35.8%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$63,390-37.4%
Killeen, Texas$82,170-18.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$89,000-12.1%
Lakeland, Florida$64,680-36.1%
Lansing, Michigan$117,690+16.2%
Laredo, Texas$70,020-30.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$92,570-8.6%
Los Angeles, California$142,840+41.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$65,830-35.0%
McAllen, Texas$84,820-16.2%
Miami, Florida$72,840-28.1%
New York, New York$104,400+3.1%
Orlando, Florida$65,450-35.4%
Peoria, Illinois$79,660-21.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$94,000-7.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$88,060-13.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$83,560-17.5%
Richmond, Virginia$89,340-11.8%
Riverside, California$157,930+56.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$65,220-35.6%
Rochester, New York$83,180-17.9%
Sacramento, California$120,570+19.1%
Salem, Oregon$82,960-18.1%
San Antonio, Texas$74,540-26.4%
San Diego, California$140,960+39.2%
San Francisco, California$166,550+64.5%
San Jose, California$127,860+26.3%
Santa Maria, California$155,880+53.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$85,160-15.9%
Seattle, Washington$106,530+5.2%
South Bend, Indiana$84,350-16.7%
Spokane, Washington$79,510-21.5%
Syracuse, New York$84,500-16.6%
Tampa, Florida$67,200-33.6%
Terre Haute, Indiana$85,240-15.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$76,080-24.9%
Utica, New York$82,060-19.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$82,730-18.3%
Visalia, California$129,090+27.5%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
101,260/yr
Estimated take-home
72,507/yr
Est. total withheld
28.4%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Portland

These notes add local color around Portland, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1022 SOC code
Official area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 38900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
VancouverHillsboro
Multi-state area: OR;WA
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
2,510,529