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title: "Average Salary in Oregon"
description: "Mean $72,460, median $57,000 in Oregon (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oregon"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Oregon

Mean annual wage $72,460, median $57,000 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $55,150 (rank 14 of 51 by that measure; rank 11 nominal).

| Percentile | Oregon | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,680 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $42,690 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $57,000 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $83,070 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $129,520 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 103.4 |
| Housing (rents) | 108.6 |
| Goods | 105.3 |
| Utilities | 107.0 |
| Other services | 100.3 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $124,810 | 125,510 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $118,020 | 108,210 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $109,710 | 63,890 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $103,880 | 42,050 |
| Legal | $91,790 | 13,890 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $84,720 | 133,300 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $80,330 | 23,810 |
| Construction and Extraction | $66,130 | 88,810 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $64,310 | 30,930 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $61,930 | 72,470 |
| Community and Social Service | $61,860 | 53,330 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $61,090 | 117,950 |
| Protective Service | $59,260 | 38,350 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $50,390 | 215,390 |
| Production | $49,720 | 108,000 |
| Healthcare Support | $47,470 | 91,600 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $46,430 | 172,030 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $42,310 | 57,960 |
| Sales | $41,850 | 156,960 |
| Personal Care and Service | $41,600 | 57,550 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $37,670 | 182,760 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $37,060 | 12,370 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 59,920 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 48,090 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 42,690 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 39,730 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 37,660 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 36,190 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 27,980 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 27,720 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 25,890 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 23,970 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $347,180 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $341,630 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $293,240 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $224,690 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $211,690 median
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist): $206,220 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $175,270 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $173,190 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $165,960 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $161,560 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Semiconductor Processing Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/semiconductor-processing-technician): 16.63x the national share
- [Logging Equipment Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/logging-equipment-operator): 6.98x the national share
- [Director, Religious Activity and Education](https://nuecareer.com/careers/director-religious-activity-and-education): 6.65x the national share
- [Forest and Conservation Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forest-and-conservation-technician): 6.58x the national share
- [Clergy](https://nuecareer.com/careers/clergy): 5.33x the national share
- [Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-and-watercraft-service-attendant): 4.86x the national share
- [Machine Feeder and Offbearer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/machine-feeder-and-offbearer): 4.46x the national share
- [Wildlife Biologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wildlife-biologist): 4.41x the national share
- [Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sawing-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-wood): 3.89x the national share
- [Psychiatric Aide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatric-aide): 3.45x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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