Senior Engineering Director salary in Portland, OR

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$182,270
Middle 50%$171.4k–$183.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $182,270
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $171,392 and $235,206.
PercentileSalary
10th$171,392
25th$171,392
50th (median)$182,270
75th$183,053
90th$210,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $160k $200k FY2020: median $135,075 (18 filings) FY2022: median $143,333 (33 filings) FY2023: median $154,835 (15 filings) FY2024: median $158,288 (28 filings) FY2025: median $171,392 (16 filings) FY2026: median $182,270 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 33
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$135,075$135,075$137,10318
FY2021–––8
FY2022$143,333$143,333$150,03033
FY2023$154,835$154,835$158,28815
FY2024$158,288$158,288$158,28828
FY2025$171,392$171,392$172,94716
FY2026$182,270$182,270$206,35028

Cost of living

Portland's median senior Engineering Director salary of $182,270 is worth about $172,900 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 $182,270, 2% 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$182,27038
Niketoo 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.