Cost Estimator salary in Portland, OR

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tualatin.

Also listed as: Cost Manager

Median salary$80,250

Middle 50%$70.7k–$93k

vs. national median−12%comparison median $90,948

Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,168 and $147,500.

Portland's median Cost Estimator salary of $80,250 is worth about $76,100 at national average prices.

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

All Cost Estimators in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $83,800 in May 2025 (2,260 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,250, 4% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Currie & Brown	too few	2
Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.