Software Engineer salary in Portland, OR

Based on 1,515 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hillsboro, Beaverton, Vancouver, Wilsonville, Gresham.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$138,000
Middle 50%$121.5k–$161.7k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $139,194
Filings1,515FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,962 and $234,580.
PercentileSalary
10th$112,070
25th$121,488
50th (median)$138,000
75th$161,740
90th$183,801

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $103,168 (1,314 filings) FY2021: median $108,202 (1,487 filings) FY2022: median $111,301 (1,701 filings) FY2023: median $118,685 (1,041 filings) FY2024: median $123,677 (1,014 filings) FY2025: median $137,730 (982 filings) FY2026: median $141,129 (533 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,314 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,487 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,701 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,041 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,014 filings FY24 FY2025: 982 filings FY25 FY2026: 533 filings FY26 1,701
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$103,168$89,795$121,6131,314
FY2021$108,202$90,980$125,0001,487
FY2022$111,301$93,018$132,0001,701
FY2023$118,685$98,842$140,0001,041
FY2024$123,677$102,000$151,1221,014
FY2025$137,730$113,000$161,740982
FY2026$141,129$127,878$161,740533

Cost of living

Portland's median Software Engineer salary of $138,000 is worth about $130,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $156,000 in May 2025 (18,260 employed). The H-1B median here is $138,000, 12% lower.

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
Intel$135,200337
Nike$167,092220
Amazon$145,85070
Siemens$137,55537
NVIDIA$180,00026
Kforce$127,87824
Microsoft$165,50023
U.S. Bank National Association$124,72320
eBay$156,48218
Autodesk$152,88016

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $102,898 125
Mid-level · Level II $127,878 525
Senior · Level III $153,831 405
Expert · Level IV $180,000 268

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$102,898$102,898125
Mid-level · Level II$112,070$127,878525
Senior · Level III$135,200$153,831405
Expert · Level IV$158,309$180,000268

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.