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Salaries & Cost of Living in Multnomah County, OR

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

Multnomah County, OR is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA labor market, and this page summarizes 22 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $49,770 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $156,000, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $35,620.

A one-bedroom apartment in Multnomah 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.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Multnomah County, OR or against other counties.

All jobs in Multnomah County, OR, highest paying first

Showing 1–22 of 22.

Occupations in Multnomah 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