Biochemist salary in Portland, OR

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Vancouver.

Median salary$86,139
Middle 50%$73.1k–$130.4k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $79,802
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,144 and $147,846.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,893
25th$73,064
50th (median)$86,139
75th$130,432
90th$142,282

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $55,596 (27 filings) FY2021: median $58,790 (22 filings) FY2022: median $64,518 (24 filings) FY2023: median $62,922 (24 filings) FY2024: median $86,831 (23 filings) FY2025: median $89,784 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 27
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$55,596$53,460$59,63627
FY2021$58,790$55,149$59,58022
FY2022$64,518$57,762$83,50024
FY2023$62,922$59,783$75,51024
FY2024$86,831$65,787$108,16023
FY2025$89,784$74,463$130,86319
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Portland's median Biochemist salary of $86,139 is worth about $81,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Portland = 105.4).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Oregon Health & Science University$85,04226

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.