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Salaries & Cost of Living in Clackamas County, OR

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 22 occupations in Clackamas County, OR.

Jobs listed
22
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Median of medians
$49,770
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,633
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Clackamas County, OR

Across the 22 occupations we cover in Clackamas County, OR, the middle median salary is $49,770 a year. Pay runs from $35,620 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $156,000 for Software Developers, a spread of $120,380. Wages come from the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Clackamas County, OR has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,633 a month and a two-bedroom $1,878. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $27,059 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $48,831 a year, and every one of the 22 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Clackamas County, OR, highest paying first

Showing 1–22 of 22.

Occupations in Clackamas County, OR ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$156,000$104,389$6,444
2Registered Nurses$130,310$89,948$5,241
3General and Operations Managers$121,050$84,627$4,797
4Project Management Specialists$108,340$76,836$4,148
5Accountants and Auditors$92,200$66,894$3,320
6Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$77,900$58,085$2,586
7Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,800$49,097$1,837
8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$57,040$44,186$1,427
9Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$55,360$42,965$1,326
10Waiters and Waitresses$54,780$42,544$1,290
11Office Clerks, General$50,640$39,536$1,040
12First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,900$38,272$934
13Customer Service Representatives$48,650$38,090$919
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,100$36,238$765
15Home Health and Personal Care Aides$45,570$35,853$733
16Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,280$35,642$715
17Cooks, Restaurant$45,200$35,584$710
18Stockers and Order Fillers$44,440$35,032$664
19Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,170$32,656$466
20Retail Salespersons$37,340$29,874$235
21Cashiers$36,560$29,307$187
22Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,620$28,624$130