Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Eugene, Oregon

The average Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary in Eugene, Oregon earns $122,100 a year.

$122,100 / year, mean
↑ 24.4% above national average 100th percentile in Oregon

Eugene sits at the very top of the range for this role in Oregon — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for psychology teachers, postsecondary. 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)
70
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.9%
Cost of living 102 #44 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 $459,366 #31 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $69,311 #112 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Eugene ranks #44 for cost of living and #31 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.

Riverside $158,450 Ann Arbor $155,450 Sacramento $141,550 San Francisco $140,530 Fresno $131,390 San Diego $130,050 Baltimore $129,850 Santa Rosa $129,300 San Jose $125,950 Eugene $122,100 College Station $119,630 Lansing $118,080 Los Angeles $117,560 New York $112,360 McAllen $112,100 Austin $103,070 Santa Maria $102,640 Albany $101,720 Portland $98,820 Detroit $98,520 Buffalo $98,050 Ithaca $96,490 Rochester $95,130 Syracuse $94,680 Philadelphia $90,990 Houston $90,300 Evansville $89,590 Indianapolis $88,820 Harrisburg $88,500 Killeen $88,310 Dallas $88,030 Richmond $87,440 Seattle $87,280 Virginia Beach $86,200 South Bend $85,790 Grand Rapids $85,740 Harrisonburg $84,590 Chicago $83,070 Lexington $82,530 Bellingham $81,650 San Antonio $81,200 Trenton $81,060 Erie $80,970 Miami $79,410 Bloomington $78,760 Pittsburgh $78,580 Deltona $77,990 Utica $77,930 Louisville $77,690 Allentown $77,490 Laredo $77,350 Scranton $76,210 Reading $76,090 Walla Walla $74,990 Spokane $74,790 Tampa $73,780 Jacksonville $72,860 Orlando $70,310 Abilene $69,920 El Paso $68,980 Amarillo $68,470 Huntington $65,280 Roanoke $63,920
CityMean salaryvs. Eugene
Abilene, Texas$69,920-42.7%
Albany, New York$101,720-16.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$77,490-36.5%
Amarillo, Texas$68,470-43.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$155,450+27.3%
Austin, Texas$103,070-15.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$129,850+6.3%
Bellingham, Washington$81,650-33.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$78,760-35.5%
Buffalo, New York$98,050-19.7%
Chicago, Illinois$83,070-32.0%
College Station, Texas$119,630-2.0%
Dallas, Texas$88,030-27.9%
Deltona, Florida$77,990-36.1%
Detroit, Michigan$98,520-19.3%
El Paso, Texas$68,980-43.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$80,970-33.7%
Evansville, Indiana$89,590-26.6%
Fresno, California$131,390+7.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$85,740-29.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$88,500-27.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$84,590-30.7%
Houston, Texas$90,300-26.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$65,280-46.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$88,820-27.3%
Ithaca, New York$96,490-21.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$72,860-40.3%
Killeen, Texas$88,310-27.7%
Lansing, Michigan$118,080-3.3%
Laredo, Texas$77,350-36.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$82,530-32.4%
Los Angeles, California$117,560-3.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$77,690-36.4%
McAllen, Texas$112,100-8.2%
Miami, Florida$79,410-35.0%
New York, New York$112,360-8.0%
Orlando, Florida$70,310-42.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$90,990-25.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$78,580-35.6%
Portland, Oregon$98,820-19.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$76,090-37.7%
Richmond, Virginia$87,440-28.4%
Riverside, California$158,450+29.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$63,920-47.6%
Rochester, New York$95,130-22.1%
Sacramento, California$141,550+15.9%
San Antonio, Texas$81,200-33.5%
San Diego, California$130,050+6.5%
San Francisco, California$140,530+15.1%
San Jose, California$125,950+3.2%
Santa Maria, California$102,640-15.9%
Santa Rosa, California$129,300+5.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$76,210-37.6%
Seattle, Washington$87,280-28.5%
South Bend, Indiana$85,790-29.7%
Spokane, Washington$74,790-38.7%
Syracuse, New York$94,680-22.5%
Tampa, Florida$73,780-39.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$81,060-33.6%
Utica, New York$77,930-36.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$86,200-29.4%
Walla Walla, Washington$74,990-38.6%
Gross salary
122,100/yr
Estimated take-home
85,339/yr
Est. total withheld
30.1%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Eugene

These notes add local color around Eugene, 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 25-1066 SOC code
Official area Eugene-Springfield, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 21660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Springfield
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
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.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
382,628