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
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$41,600	11,120	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$41,490	210	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$41,410	270	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$41,170	14,620	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,880	240	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$40,660	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$40,370	120	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$40,320	170	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$40,280	—	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$39,970	90	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$39,920	—	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$39,850	350	View salary detail
Nannies	$39,590	3,020	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$39,590	3,020	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$39,510	130	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$39,480	990	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$39,290	1,050	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,270	1,050	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$39,220	3,120	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$39,080	80	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,000	6,070	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,970	1,550	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$38,810	1,030	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,730	6,870	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$38,580	2,520	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,460	80	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$38,120	2,160	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$37,830	70	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,780	80	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$37,780	170	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$37,520	—	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,450	3,900	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,370	2,240	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,340	28,230	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$37,250	3,580	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,230	2,720	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$36,640	370	View salary detail
Cashiers	$36,560	20,150	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,420	2,870	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$36,350	1,090	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$36,200	590	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,000	1,870	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$35,970	1,840	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,620	34,840	View salary detail
Baristas	$35,620	34,840	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$35,150	690	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$35,000	760	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$34,670	180	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.