Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Portland, OR

798 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Portland, OR for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Designers, All Other	$70,790	200	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$70,530	220	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$70,500	120	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$69,750	150	View salary detail
Midwives	$69,750	150	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$69,010	1,400	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$68,830	—	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$67,830	190	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$67,820	1,810	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$67,210	270	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$67,060	230	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$66,910	4,330	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$66,800	160	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$66,320	210	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$66,160	110	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$66,040	110	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$65,920	1,500	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$65,880	5,630	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,790	810	View salary detail
Clergy	$65,710	1,750	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$65,690	1,580	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$65,600	60	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$65,520	60	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$65,380	1,410	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$65,300	550	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$65,270	80	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$65,260	2,580	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$64,910	30	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$64,910	30	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$64,910	30	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$64,520	290	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$64,480	1,420	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$64,460	100	View salary detail
Barbers	$64,310	180	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$64,240	100	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$64,230	420	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$64,170	1,850	View salary detail
Machinists	$64,170	2,090	View salary detail
Curators	$64,060	140	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$63,900	160	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$63,840	2,370	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,800	14,370	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$63,530	350	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$63,480	300	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$63,470	1,100	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$63,110	70	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$63,070	960	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$62,810	7,290	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$62,770	240	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$62,720	1,090	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.