Mid-level Electrical Engineer salary in Portland, OR

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tualatin, Wilsonville, Tigard.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$118,580
Middle 50%$112.4k–$146k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $132,100
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,568 and $150,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$104,269
25th$112,359
50th (median)$118,580
75th$146,020
90th$147,696

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $115k $160k FY2020: median $81,250 (19 filings) FY2021: median $99,750 (35 filings) FY2022: median $110,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $99,962 (18 filings) FY2024: median $123,279 (18 filings) FY2025: median $144,700 (12 filings) FY2026: median $114,658 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 35
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$81,250$78,270$90,46619
FY2021$99,750$85,276$127,00035
FY2022$110,000$92,734$133,00027
FY2023$99,962$94,933$110,03718
FY2024$123,279$107,305$141,69618
FY2025$144,700$112,530$146,02012
FY2026$114,658$104,450$133,05212

Cost of living

Portland's median mid-level Electrical Engineer salary of $118,580 is worth about $112,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $128,080 in May 2025 (2,320 employed). The H-1B median here is $118,580, 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
Microsofttoo few9
Siemenstoo few3
Daimler Truck North Americatoo few2
PacifiCorptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $97,967 25
Mid-level · Level II $118,580 24
Senior · Level III $139,694 46
Expert · Level IV $151,493 43

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$85,592$97,96725
Mid-level · Level II$102,544$118,58024
Senior · Level III$119,475$139,69446
Expert · Level IV$136,427$151,49343

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.