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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$143,1702,280View salary detail
Public Relations Managers$140,1101,020View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers$138,670110View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$138,600240View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists$137,2001,050View salary detail
Computer Network Architects$137,2001,050View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians$137,030—View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians$137,030—View salary detail
Power Plant Operators$137,030—View salary detail
Optometrists$136,250350View salary detail
Training and Development Managers$136,120360View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$135,300810View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers$132,4405,290View salary detail
Managers, All Other$132,4405,290View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers$132,4405,290View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers$132,4405,290View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers$132,4405,290View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers$132,4405,290View salary detail
Compliance Managers$132,4405,290View salary detail
Veterinarians$131,7201,010View salary detail
Chemical Engineers$131,69070View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses$130,31024,220View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses$130,31024,220View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses$130,31024,220View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists$130,31024,220View salary detail
Registered Nurses$130,31024,220View salary detail
Validation Engineers$129,8905,230View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers$129,8905,230View salary detail
Industrial Engineers$129,8905,230View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists$129,8905,230View salary detail
Sales Engineers$129,850490View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts$129,6001,700View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers$129,6001,700View salary detail
Data Scientists$129,6001,700View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$129,59090View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists$129,3301,450View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$129,3301,450View salary detail
Actuaries$129,100130View salary detail
Radiation Therapists$128,650130View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$128,500680View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$128,420690View salary detail
Materials Engineers$128,25070View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$128,140170View salary detail
Electrical Engineers$128,0802,320View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers$127,8001,980View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers$127,8001,980View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers$127,8001,980View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers$127,8001,980View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers$127,8001,980View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers$127,8001,980View 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.