Mid-level Engineering Director salary in Portland, OR

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$155,917
Middle 50%$146k–$162.3k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $182,270
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $146,037 and $205,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$146,037
25th$146,037
50th (median)$155,917
75th$162,251
90th$183,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $145k $170k FY2024: median $133,578 (20 filings) FY2025: median $146,037 (20 filings) FY2026: median $158,320 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 20
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–––6
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––8
FY2024$133,578$133,578$142,64320
FY2025$146,037$146,037$156,31320
FY2026$158,320$155,917$179,40016

Cost of living

Portland's median mid-level Engineering Director salary of $155,917 is worth about $147,900 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 $155,917, 13% 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
Intel$146,03722
Appletoo few2
Lam Researchtoo 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.