Mid-level Civil Engineer salary in Portland, OR

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hillsboro, Gresham, Tigard, Vancouver, Beaverton.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$98,309
Middle 50%$94.8k–$108.1k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $99,088
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,931 and $140,949.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,710
25th$94,777
50th (median)$98,309
75th$108,133
90th$119,186

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2021: median $81,765 (11 filings) FY2022: median $85,660 (12 filings) FY2023: median $86,112 (17 filings) FY2024: median $89,253 (14 filings) FY2025: median $98,900 (11 filings) FY2026: median $97,718 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 17
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–––8
FY2021$81,765$79,755$85,00511
FY2022$85,660$81,845$110,96512
FY2023$86,112$84,000$90,80417
FY2024$89,253$85,388$92,90114
FY2025$98,900$94,151$106,90011
FY2026$97,718$95,985$105,00611

Cost of living

Portland's median mid-level Civil Engineer salary of $98,309 is worth about $93,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $106,280 in May 2025 (4,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,309, 7% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,777 22
Mid-level · Level II $98,309 22
Senior · Level III $112,000 13
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$78,000$84,77722
Mid-level · Level II$94,702$98,30922
Senior · Level III$111,405$112,00013

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.