Expert IT Manager salary in Portland, OR

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$226,944
Middle 50%$215.4k–$253.8k
vs. all levels here+16%comparison median $196,126
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $199,680 and $310,211.
PercentileSalary
10th$199,680
25th$215,405
50th (median)$226,944
75th$253,750
90th$272,779

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $195k $250k FY2020: median $156,500 (16 filings) FY2021: median $178,214 (27 filings) FY2022: median $188,000 (71 filings) FY2023: median $203,856 (32 filings) FY2024: median $200,201 (31 filings) FY2025: median $223,773 (25 filings) FY2026: median $229,742 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 71 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 71
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$156,500$142,375$168,72516
FY2021$178,214$172,066$205,50327
FY2022$188,000$170,227$202,47871
FY2023$203,856$182,854$221,23532
FY2024$200,201$191,318$216,70231
FY2025$223,773$200,000$255,00025
FY2026$229,742$217,207$242,12614

Cost of living

Portland's median expert IT Manager salary of $226,944 is worth about $215,300 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 $226,944, 24% 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
Nike$226,94415
Metatoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
EYtoo few2
Hptoo 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.