High paying management jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Employed

1Chief Executives$375,810
Bachelor's degree
$191,880 – $772,850690
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Bachelor's degree
$120,350 – $274,5305,680
3Marketing Managers$172,610
Bachelor's degree
$100,130 – $286,6404,050
4Natural Sciences Managers$165,200
Bachelor's degree
$118,300 – $237,7501,040
5Financial Managers$164,680
Bachelor's degree
$103,590 – $292,3105,550
6Sales Managers$162,640
Bachelor's degree
$94,000 – $282,6903,910
7Medical and Health Services Managers$151,260
Bachelor's degree
$93,360 – $336,6003,210
8Purchasing Managers$149,030
Bachelor's degree
$97,030 – $214,510740
9Human Resources Managers$148,900
Bachelor's degree
$100,790 – $258,6302,010
10Construction Managers$146,740
Bachelor's degree
$88,500 – $217,5702,690
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$143,170
Master's degree
$74,850 – $180,5402,280
12Public Relations Managers$140,110
Bachelor's degree
$83,010 – $225,0401,020
13Managers, All Other$132,440
Bachelor's degree
$75,950 – $229,8005,290
14Industrial Production Managers$127,800
Bachelor's degree
$81,550 – $198,9201,980
15Administrative Services Managers$123,280
Bachelor's degree
$77,680 – $188,6601,570
16General and Operations Managers$121,050
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $280,30021,070
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$120,110
Master's degree
$75,050 – $292,9801,680
18Facilities Managers$118,190
Bachelor's degree
$75,590 – $182,2701,130
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$109,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,950 – $202,6301,810
20Fundraising Managers$106,790
Bachelor's degree
$69,100 – $160,810800
21Social and Community Service Managers$85,600
Bachelor's degree
$64,630 – $136,8001,810
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$82,610
Bachelor's degree
$56,120 – $141,980470
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$82,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,070 – $155,0002,210
24Food Service Managers$63,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,710 – $101,4502,370
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$45,930 – $87,800840

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

#	Occupation	MedianPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$375,810	$191,880 – $772,850	690
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$183,720	$120,350 – $274,530	5,680
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,610	$100,130 – $286,640	4,050
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,200	$118,300 – $237,750	1,040
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,680	$103,590 – $292,310	5,550
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,640	$94,000 – $282,690	3,910
7	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,260	$93,360 – $336,600	3,210
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,030	$97,030 – $214,510	740
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,900	$100,790 – $258,630	2,010
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,740	$88,500 – $217,570	2,690
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$143,170	$74,850 – $180,540	2,280
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,110	$83,010 – $225,040	1,020
13	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$132,440	$75,950 – $229,800	5,290
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,800	$81,550 – $198,920	1,980
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,280	$77,680 – $188,660	1,570
16	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,050	$62,140 – $280,300	21,070
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$120,110	$75,050 – $292,980	1,680
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,190	$75,590 – $182,270	1,130
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,860	$68,950 – $202,630	1,810
20	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,790	$69,100 – $160,810	800
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,600	$64,630 – $136,800	1,810
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$82,610	$56,120 – $141,980	470
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,180	$61,070 – $155,000	2,210
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,840	$49,710 – $101,450	2,370
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$61,300	$45,930 – $87,800	840

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. 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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