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Highest Paying Jobs in Oregon

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Oregon, among 31 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Oregon
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Software Developers$151,08922,090
2Registered Nurses$126,88142,270
3General and Operations Managers$110,42837,660
4Project Management Specialists$105,01819,810
5Accountants and Auditors$88,74215,850
6Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,17811,180
7Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,79115,850
8Carpenters$67,24316,190
9Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,85425,810
10Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,81117,600
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,20823,030
12Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,08624,520
13First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$53,07915,320
14Construction Laborers$52,32214,730
15Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,38916,950
16Waiters and Waitresses$50,50225,440
17Office Clerks, General$49,82930,270
18Nursing Assistants$49,51116,570
19Customer Service Representatives$47,56320,420
20First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,19918,000
21Security Guards$45,54712,980
22Home Health and Personal Care Aides$44,98649,030
23Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,12429,320
24Cooks, Restaurant$42,72423,380
25Stockers and Order Fillers$42,36545,670

Highest-paying jobs in Oregon

This ranking covers 31 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Oregon. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Software Developers comes first at $151,089 a year; number 25 on the list, Stockers and Order Fillers, averages $42,365.

Each occupation links to its Oregon page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.