How much do Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Percentile spread

For Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $38,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,990. The difference is $27,970, which is 56.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,870 to the 75th at $59,230, covers $11,360.

The mean annual wage is $52,100, which sits above the median of $49,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 7.5% higher than the national median of $46,460 for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,362, which is 1.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Oregon median of $50,050.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Oregon, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders at $47,362 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Albany, OR is 77 miles away, with a median of $41,710 and employment of 50. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,852, against $47,362 here.
• Eugene-Springfield, OR is 117 miles away, with a median of $49,180 and employment of 300. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,421, against $47,362 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $100,830 and employment of 250. That median is 101.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,729, against $47,362 here.