Salary guide, May 2025

Cost Accounting Manager pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was $92,200 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $76,900 and $109,870.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is $8,520 above the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

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What should you know about portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Accountants and Auditors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $92,200; published 25th to 75th percentile $76,900 to $109,870.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$64,680	$76,900	$92,200	$109,870	$136,730

Accountants and Auditors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $44.33; published 25th to 75th percentile $36.97 to $52.82.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31.10	$36.97	$44.33	$52.82	$65.73

BLS estimated 10,100 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Location quotient: 0.9.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Cost Accounting Manager median is $92,200. The all-occupations median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $60,690. Ratio: 1.52 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.9 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Cost Accounting Manager in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$72,490	$84,030	$105,020
May 2025	$76,900	$92,200	$109,870

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Cost Accounting Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Longview-Kelso, WA	$93,130	$75,870 to $107,100
Salem, OR	$87,480	$74,170 to $104,150

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