How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,910 and the 90th percentile is $48,540. The difference is $13,630, which is 35.5% 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 $38,060 to the 75th at $47,640, covers $9,580.

The mean annual wage is $42,250, which sits above the median of $38,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,454, which is 1.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% lower than the Oregon median of $39,080.

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 $38,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $36,454 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 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Salem, OR is 52 miles away, with a median of $49,900 and employment of 40. That median is 29.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,143, against $36,454 here.
• Bend, OR is 127 miles away, with a median of $45,810 and employment of 30. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,215, against $36,454 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $34,650. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,179, against $36,454 here.