Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Engineer pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

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The median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was $105,020 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $95,630 and $130,680.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is $910 above the national median of $104,110, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

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

Mechanical Engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $105,020; published 25th to 75th percentile $95,630 to $130,680.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$78,210	$95,630	$105,020	$130,680	$165,040

Mechanical Engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $50.49; published 25th to 75th percentile $45.98 to $62.83.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37.60	$45.98	$50.49	$62.83	$79.35

BLS estimated 2,520 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Location quotient: 1.09.

What should you know about united States?

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $104,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $84,130 to $132,590.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$73,990	$84,130	$104,110	$132,590	$164,340

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $50.05; published 25th to 75th percentile $40.45 to $63.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35.57	$40.45	$50.05	$63.75	$79.01

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

The published Packaging Engineer median is $105,020. The all-occupations median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $60,690. Ratio: 1.73 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.09 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?

Packaging Engineer in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$91,190	$103,010	$126,570
May 2025	$95,630	$105,020	$130,680

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 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, 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 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Longview-Kelso, WA	$98,910	$83,930 to $132,320
Salem, OR	$98,010	$79,770 to $117,690

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