High paying creative and media jobs in Oregon

Every creative and media occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oregon. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single creative and media job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Oregon.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Art Directors$133,840
Bachelor's degree
$89,390 – $216,7001,040
2Producers and Directors$87,460
Bachelor's degree
$49,350 – $143,4901,640
3Writers and Authors$80,540
Bachelor's degree
$46,180 – $158,190950
4Public Relations Specialists$74,900
Bachelor's degree
$45,190 – $123,8804,510
5Editors$71,540
Bachelor's degree
$44,660 – $111,3901,110
6Interior Designers$66,350
Bachelor's degree
$48,570 – $104,0401,030
7Interpreters and Translators$66,300
Bachelor's degree
$47,090 – $95,770660
8Graphic Designers$66,040
Bachelor's degree
$45,260 – $170,6804,140
9Audio and Video Technicians$52,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,550 – $80,340630
10Coaches and Scouts$48,960
Bachelor's degree
$34,860 – $101,1403,930
11Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$45,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $66,0301,220
12Floral Designers$44,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,590 – $49,620710

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Art DirectorsBachelor's degree	$133,840	$89,390 – $216,700	1,040
2	Producers and DirectorsBachelor's degree	$87,460	$49,350 – $143,490	1,640
3	Writers and AuthorsBachelor's degree	$80,540	$46,180 – $158,190	950
4	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,900	$45,190 – $123,880	4,510
5	EditorsBachelor's degree	$71,540	$44,660 – $111,390	1,110
6	Interior DesignersBachelor's degree	$66,350	$48,570 – $104,040	1,030
7	Interpreters and TranslatorsBachelor's degree	$66,300	$47,090 – $95,770	660
8	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$66,040	$45,260 – $170,680	4,140
9	Audio and Video TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,000	$36,550 – $80,340	630
10	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$48,960	$34,860 – $101,140	3,930
11	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,200	$36,820 – $66,030	1,220
12	Floral DesignersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,730	$36,590 – $49,620	710

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oregon. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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