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
Advertising Sales Agents	$76,570	730	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,510	4,970	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,380	7,740	View salary detail
Millwrights	$76,200	240	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$76,050	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$75,900	370	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$75,870	910	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$75,870	910	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,660	1,020	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$75,660	400	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$75,650	3,090	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$75,630	220	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$75,570	1,160	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$75,560	1,180	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$75,500	510	View salary detail
Editors	$75,430	700	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$75,430	3,510	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$75,420	340	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$75,090	1,410	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$75,020	90	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$75,020	70	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,950	160	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,910	960	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$74,900	7,530	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$74,690	470	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$74,430	140	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$74,430	140	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$74,380	50	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$74,060	190	View salary detail
Web Developers	$73,920	850	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$73,920	320	View salary detail
Glaziers	$73,860	390	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,840	280	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$73,740	1,170	View salary detail
Carpenters	$73,710	9,210	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$73,700	760	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$73,640	350	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$73,600	250	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$73,560	210	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$73,540	80	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$73,540	80	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$72,390	60	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$72,370	2,050	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$72,170	130	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$71,990	2,330	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$71,990	250	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$71,620	90	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$71,600	210	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$71,490	340	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$71,340	1,370	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.