Expert Project Manager salary in Portland, OR

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$141,515
Middle 50%$137.2k–$154.4k
vs. all levels here+26%comparison median $112,112
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,509 and $191,209.
PercentileSalary
10th$133,744
25th$137,178
50th (median)$141,515
75th$154,352
90th$163,611

Cost of living

Portland's median expert Project Manager salary of $141,515 is worth about $134,200 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 $141,515, 31% 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
eBaytoo few3
Daimler Truck North Americatoo few2
Lam Researchtoo 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.