Senior IT Manager salary in Portland, OR

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$187,699
Middle 50%$180.7k–$205.3k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $196,126
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $137,460 and $259,663.
PercentileSalary
10th$172,216
25th$180,739
50th (median)$187,699
75th$205,278
90th$237,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $160k $200k FY2020: median $142,123 (38 filings) FY2021: median $149,500 (20 filings) FY2022: median $147,493 (32 filings) FY2023: median $158,500 (23 filings) FY2024: median $176,305 (22 filings) FY2025: median $185,658 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 38 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 38
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$142,123$137,738$164,86338
FY2021$149,500$145,000$160,00020
FY2022$147,493$145,157$155,90932
FY2023$158,500$148,747$167,95023
FY2024$176,305$161,152$201,64122
FY2025$185,658$177,008$195,46915
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Portland's median senior IT Manager salary of $187,699 is worth about $178,000 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 $187,699, 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
Nike$194,86913
Amazontoo few2
Electro Scientific Industriestoo 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.