Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was $108,340 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $83,740 and $140,990.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is $6,020 above the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

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

Project Management Specialists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $108,340; published 25th to 75th percentile $83,740 to $140,990.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$67,370	$83,740	$108,340	$140,990	$177,090

Project Management Specialists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $52.09; published 25th to 75th percentile $40.26 to $67.78.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$32.39	$40.26	$52.09	$67.78	$85.14

BLS estimated 14,440 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Location quotient: 1.74.

What should you know about united States?

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76

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

The published Program Manager median is $108,340. The all-occupations median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $60,690. Ratio: 1.79 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.74 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?

Program Manager in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$80,030	$102,100	$134,740
May 2025	$83,740	$108,340	$140,990

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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, 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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Program Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Longview-Kelso, WA	$101,440	$79,880 to $126,330
Salem, OR	$102,730	$80,990 to $127,310

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