Portland

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. 23 published occupation pages; regional price parity 105.4 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 23 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Portland pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Software Developers	$156,000	18,260
Registered Nurses	$130,310	24,220
General and Operations Managers	$121,050	21,070
Project Management Specialists	$108,340	14,440
Accountants and Auditors	$92,200	10,100
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,660	10,900
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$77,900	10,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,800	14,370
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$57,040	12,170
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$55,360	13,510
Waiters and Waitresses	$54,780	13,910
Office Clerks, General	$50,640	15,920
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$48,900	9,900
Customer Service Representatives	$48,650	12,720
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,100	18,640
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$45,280	12,500
Cooks, Restaurant	$45,200	13,020
Stockers and Order Fillers	$44,440	26,750
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$41,600	11,120
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$41,170	14,620
Retail Salespersons	$37,340	28,230
Cashiers	$36,560	20,150
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,620	34,840

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.