Expert Data Scientist salary in Portland, OR

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Hillsboro, Vancouver, Tualatin, Camas.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$165,700
Middle 50%$154.9k–$194.8k
vs. all levels here+29%comparison median $128,086
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $151,989 and $213,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$153,634
25th$154,894
50th (median)$165,700
75th$194,841
90th$204,683

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $160k $180k FY2023: median $165,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $158,223 (27 filings) FY2025: median $167,103 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 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–––3
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––7
FY2023$165,000$150,500$189,64122
FY2024$158,223$143,451$187,78827
FY2025$167,103$155,406$197,30217
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Portland's median expert Data Scientist salary of $165,700 is worth about $157,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $129,600 in May 2025 (1,700 employed). The H-1B median here is $165,700, 28% higher.

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
Nike$194,02111

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,288 19
Mid-level · Level II $105,619 62
Senior · Level III $148,491 41
Expert · Level IV $165,700 20

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$75,358$80,28819
Mid-level · Level II$104,187$105,61962
Senior · Level III$128,086$148,49141
Expert · Level IV$153,816$165,70020

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.