How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Engineering Managers, the published 10th percentile is $134,820 and the 90th percentile is $246,970. The difference is $112,150, which is 62.9% 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 $160,780 to the 75th at $212,480, covers $51,700.

The mean annual wage is $190,050, which sits above the median of $178,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 4.1% higher than the national median of $171,270 for Architectural and Engineering Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $169,131, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Oregon median of $177,190.

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 $178,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Engineering Managers at $169,131 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Engineering Managers. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 4th of 11 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).).

• Salem, OR is 52 miles away, with a median of $162,640 and employment of 140. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $156,914, against $169,131 here.
• Albany, OR is 77 miles away, with a median of $155,380 and employment of 40. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,184, against $169,131 here.
• Corvallis, OR is 89 miles away, with a median of $181,080 and employment of 120. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,087, against $169,131 here.