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
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$81,160	470	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,120	220	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$81,100	1,100	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$81,100	70	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$81,090	900	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$80,640	90	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$80,510	410	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$80,380	40	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$80,260	210	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$80,170	2,130	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$80,100	7,610	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$80,050	150	View salary detail
Riggers	$79,810	160	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$79,660	10,900	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,660	10,900	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$79,660	10,900	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$79,660	10,900	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,660	10,900	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,650	170	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$79,570	2,280	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$79,350	780	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$79,350	780	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$79,350	780	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$79,080	340	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,040	3,040	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,850	370	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$78,750	3,880	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$78,740	70	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$78,710	4,830	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$78,640	170	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$78,520	1,260	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,400	30	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$78,400	2,400	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$78,380	3,050	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$78,330	270	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$78,170	270	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,990	1,730	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$77,980	1,160	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$77,900	10,670	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$77,850	470	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$77,780	260	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,570	200	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$77,540	270	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$77,410	2,140	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$77,000	3,210	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$76,970	310	View salary detail
Fallers	$76,940	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$76,910	600	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$76,750	50	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$76,630	730	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.