Entry-level Systems Analyst salary in Portland, OR

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Hillsboro, Tualatin, Vancouver.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$98,900
Middle 50%$89.6k–$103.6k
vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $120,869
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,570 and $123,580.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,570
25th$89,636
50th (median)$98,900
75th$103,550
90th$109,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,900 (13 filings) FY2021: median $82,100 (19 filings) FY2022: median $89,100 (32 filings) FY2023: median $99,100 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 1 filings FY26 32
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$80,900$80,900$90,00013
FY2021$82,100$71,750$90,35019
FY2022$89,100$76,750$97,80532
FY2023$99,100$75,000$103,20017
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––1

Cost of living

Portland's median entry-level Systems Analyst salary of $98,900 is worth about $93,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $127,360 in May 2025 (4,020 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,900, 22% lower.

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
Amazontoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $98,900 10
Mid-level · Level II $106,400 56
Senior · Level III $120,869 40
Expert · Level IV $144,227 38

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$86,570$98,90010
Mid-level · Level II$103,730$106,40056
Senior · Level III$120,869$120,86940
Expert · Level IV$138,029$144,22738

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.