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Oregon engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Oregon, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$125,134

Oregon

Top earners

$194,152

Higher end

vs national

+4% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Oregon earn a blended median of $125,134 per year, +4% vs national, with top earners near $194,152. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 41,210 published jobs in Oregon. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Oregon

Published wage data for each discipline in Oregon. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Oregon

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Top-paying

Portland

$132,422

+10% vs national

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Grants Pass

$128,440

+7% vs national

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Bend

$117,576

-2% vs national

View Bend salaries

Salem

$115,954

-4% vs national

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Corvallis

$113,178

-6% vs national

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Eugene

$110,691

-8% vs national

View Eugene salaries

Medford

$108,735

-10% vs national

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Albany

$105,784

-12% vs national

View Albany salaries

More cities in Oregon

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What affects engineering pay in Oregon

  • ▹Local market. Oregon pay runs +4% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Portland, Salem, Eugene and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Oregon; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Oregon — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Oregon?
Engineers in Oregon earn a blended median of $125,134 per year — 4% above the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 41,210 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Oregon?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Oregon, at $166,860 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Oregon a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Oregon runs 4% above the national average, across 41,210 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Oregon pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Portland ($132,422), Grants Pass ($128,440), and Bend ($117,576), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Oregon, weighted by local employment (41,210 jobs).

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