SOC 17-3023 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $77,990. The 10th percentile is $56,960 and the 90th percentile is $105,550. Employment is 1,730.

Median annual wage

$77,990

10th percentile
$56,960
25th percentile
$62,070
Median
$77,990
75th percentile
$94,160
90th percentile
$105,550
Mean
$79,200

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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An electrician at a home electrical panel. Photograph by editor B. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $56,960 and the 90th percentile is $105,550. The difference is $48,590, which is 62.3% 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 $62,070 to the 75th at $94,160, covers $32,090.

The mean annual wage is $79,200, which sits above the median of $77,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 0.3% lower than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,980, which is 5.4% lower 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 $77,990.

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 $77,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $73,980 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 6th of 6 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).).

  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 117 miles away, with a median of $81,260 and employment of 60. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,006, against $73,980 here.
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $98,180 and employment of 1,570. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,345, against $73,980 here.
  • Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $106,250 and employment of 250. That median is 36.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,609, against $73,980 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (1,730 of 1,208,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.34 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $77,990. The 10th percentile is $56,960 and the 90th percentile is $105,550. Employment is 1,730.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 0.3% lower than the national median of $78,190.

What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 $77,990 is $73,980. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Eugene-Springfield, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 117 miles away, at $81,260. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.