Salary guide, May 2025

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

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was $76,510 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $61,200 and $93,820.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is $2,060 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $76,510; published 25th to 75th percentile $61,200 to $93,820.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$51,360	$61,200	$76,510	$93,820	$105,460

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $36.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.42 to $45.10.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.69	$29.42	$36.79	$45.10	$50.70

BLS estimated 4,970 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Location quotient: 0.95.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

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

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $76,510. The all-occupations median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $60,690. Ratio: 1.26 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.95 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 Supervisor in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$59,320	$73,960	$89,520
May 2025	$61,200	$76,510	$93,820

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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, 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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Longview-Kelso, WA	$82,060	$72,520 to $106,920
Salem, OR	$62,220	$52,230 to $77,310

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