SOC 25-1021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $107,310. The 10th percentile is $62,240 and the 90th percentile is $198,650. Employment is 340.
Median annual wage
$107,310
- 10th percentile
- $62,240
- 25th percentile
- $85,110
- Median
- $107,310
- 75th percentile
- $135,250
- 90th percentile
- $198,650
- Mean
- $118,570
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $62,240 and the 90th percentile is $198,650. The difference is $136,410, which is 127.1% 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 $85,110 to the 75th at $135,250, covers $50,140.
The mean annual wage is $118,570, which sits above the median of $107,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 10.7% higher than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,792, which is 5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Oregon median of $107,310.
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 $107,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $101,792 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 1st of 2 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).).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $99,110 and employment of 470. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,181, against $101,792 here.
Employment share
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (340 of 1,208,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $107,310. The 10th percentile is $62,240 and the 90th percentile is $198,650. Employment is 340.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 10.7% higher than the national median of $96,980.
What is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $107,310 is $101,792. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA compare with nearby metros for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $99,110. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.