Salaries in Portland, OR
630K residents · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area
Portland, OR is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Portland, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Oregon is $57,000. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Portland and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Portland
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$524,350Chief Executives$375,810Neurologists$337,810Physicians, All Other$333,860Family Medicine Physicians$286,170General Internal Medicine Physicians$269,700Dentists, All Other Specialists$249,600Nurse Anesthetists$246,070Podiatrists$228,380Pediatricians, General$212,660Dentists, General$209,440Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Most common jobs in Portland
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$45,570
- Retail Salespersons$37,340
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,620
- General and Operations Managers$121,050
- Registered Nurses$130,310
- Cashiers$36,560
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,100
- Stockers and Order Fillers$44,440
- Customer Service Representatives$48,650
- Office Clerks, General$50,640
- Waiters and Waitresses$54,780
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,170