H-1B salaries in Portland, OR

Based on 6,161 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$127,878
Middle 50%$102.9k–$150k
vs. national median+4%comparison median $122,699
Filings6,161FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,000 and $260,530.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,754
25th$102,900
50th (median)$127,878
75th$150,000
90th$180,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $90,979 (3,713 filings) FY2021: median $93,704 (4,411 filings) FY2022: median $98,925 (5,233 filings) FY2023: median $107,494 (4,068 filings) FY2024: median $116,771 (3,918 filings) FY2025: median $124,000 (3,799 filings) FY2026: median $130,519 (2,362 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,713 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,411 filings FY21 FY2022: 5,233 filings FY22 FY2023: 4,068 filings FY23 FY2024: 3,918 filings FY24 FY2025: 3,799 filings FY25 FY2026: 2,362 filings FY26 5,233
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$90,979$78,187$110,0003,713
FY2021$93,704$85,005$115,5024,411
FY2022$98,925$93,018$123,2925,233
FY2023$107,494$90,921$125,0004,068
FY2024$116,771$93,205$135,2003,918
FY2025$124,000$101,010$147,5973,799
FY2026$130,519$106,429$152,9702,362

Cost of living

Portland's median H-1B salary of $127,878 is worth about $121,300 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,633Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,878Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)105.4Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$121,300Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesOR: yes · WA: noneSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$138,0001,515
Materials Engineer$130,2911,001
Electronics Engineer$128,300578
Systems Engineer / Architect$111,384405
Data Scientist$128,086152
QA Engineer$93,309150
Electrical Engineer$132,100147
Systems Analyst$120,869147
Engineering Director$182,270143
Industrial Engineer$111,093130
Mechanical Engineer$103,100118
IT Manager$196,126104
Programmer Analyst$101,06783
Statistician$118,09081
Civil Engineer$99,08866

By job title

Product Manager$165.8k · 62 Solutions Architect$135k · 25 DevOps Engineer$131.5k · 24 Systems Engineer$123.8k · 22 SAP Consultant$112.1k · 21 Cloud Engineer$125k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Portland, OR. Figure: median salary · filings.