Expert Engineering Director salary in Portland, OR

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hillsboro, Tualatin, Beaverton, Wilsonville, Aloha.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$208,603
Middle 50%$196.7k–$208.6k
vs. all levels here+14%comparison median $182,270
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $196,747 and $278,720.
PercentileSalary
10th$196,747
25th$196,747
50th (median)$208,603
75th$208,603
90th$224,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $175k $220k FY2020: median $153,005 (22 filings) FY2021: median $159,276 (18 filings) FY2022: median $162,885 (21 filings) FY2023: median $178,443 (22 filings) FY2024: median $182,998 (32 filings) FY2025: median $196,747 (27 filings) FY2026: median $208,603 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 32
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$153,005$153,005$153,00522
FY2021$159,276$155,667$164,47118
FY2022$162,885$162,885$178,44321
FY2023$178,443$178,443$178,44322
FY2024$182,998$182,998$184,09132
FY2025$196,747$196,747$204,50027
FY2026$208,603$208,603$217,27018

Cost of living

Portland's median expert Engineering Director salary of $208,603 is worth about $197,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Engineering Managers in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $178,300 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $208,603, 17% 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
Intel$204,50039
NVIDIAtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $155,917 36
Senior · Level III $182,270 44
Expert · Level IV $208,603 45

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$155,917$155,91736
Senior · Level III$182,270$182,27044
Expert · Level IV$196,747$208,60345

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.