IT Manager salary in Portland, OR

Based on 104 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Hillsboro, Vancouver, Tualatin, Camas.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$196,126
Middle 50%$174.7k–$224.1k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $200,304
Filings104FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $128,151 and $302,083.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,000
25th$174,725
50th (median)$196,126
75th$224,080
90th$254,630

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $175k $230k FY2020: median $140,678 (82 filings) FY2021: median $149,000 (93 filings) FY2022: median $167,000 (146 filings) FY2023: median $170,227 (83 filings) FY2024: median $182,790 (78 filings) FY2025: median $190,896 (65 filings) FY2026: median $215,405 (39 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 82 filings FY20 FY2021: 93 filings FY21 FY2022: 146 filings FY22 FY2023: 83 filings FY23 FY2024: 78 filings FY24 FY2025: 65 filings FY25 FY2026: 39 filings FY26 146
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$140,678$132,428$160,00082
FY2021$149,000$133,515$170,00093
FY2022$167,000$146,500$189,000146
FY2023$170,227$147,493$195,80083
FY2024$182,790$158,950$204,98378
FY2025$190,896$170,914$218,57165
FY2026$215,405$185,592$229,74239

Cost of living

Portland's median IT Manager salary of $196,126 is worth about $186,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $183,720 in May 2025 (5,680 employed). The H-1B median here is $196,126, 7% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Nike$216,36140
Amazontoo few6
Deloittetoo few4
Metatoo few3
Hptoo few3
Lam Researchtoo few3
Portland General Electric Companytoo few3
eBaytoo few2
EYtoo few2
Inteltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $176,313 27
Senior · Level III $187,699 23
Expert · Level IV $226,944 39

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$142,126$176,31327
Senior · Level III$170,914$187,69923
Expert · Level IV$199,680$226,94439

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.