Project Manager salary in Portland, OR

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hillsboro, Tualatin, Fairview, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$112,112
Middle 50%$90.5k–$134.4k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $120,000
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,423 and $182,009.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,912
25th$90,501
50th (median)$112,112
75th$134,355
90th$148,433

Cost of living

Portland's median Project Manager salary of $112,112 is worth about $106,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $108,340 in May 2025 (14,440 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,112, 3% 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
Daimler Truck North Americatoo few5
eBaytoo few4
Asmltoo few3
Cascadetoo few3
Lam Researchtoo few3
Crossover Constructiontoo 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 $90,701 16
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $141,515 11

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$90,501$90,70116
Expert · Level IV$133,744$141,51511

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.