Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Eugene-Springfield, OR

Each occupation's median wage in Eugene-Springfield, OR compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Eugene-Springfield, OR pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Eugene-Springfield, OR run 1.6% above the national average (2024), so a Eugene-Springfield, OR salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Eugene-Springfield, OR · vs. national

1Marriage and Family Therapists$102,910
Master's degree
$57,930 – $163,800+53.7%
2Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$75,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $81,370+51.1%
3Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$62,660
Bachelor's degree
$45,210 – $63,490+50.4%
4Electricians$94,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,420 – $122,700+49.8%
5Health Education Specialists$94,870
Bachelor's degree
$66,710 – $123,460+48.1%
6Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$140,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$97,530 – $151,780+47.2%
7Massage Therapists$83,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,580 – $96,750+43.5%
8Public Safety Telecommunicators$75,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,240 – $82,590+42.8%
9Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$49,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,680 – $69,750+38.5%
10Correctional Officers and Jailers$79,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,300 – $79,630+35.1%
11Tree Trimmers and Pruners$68,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,520 – $101,200+34.0%
12Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$84,000
Bachelor's degree
$51,170 – $115,030+33.5%
13Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$84,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $102,500+33.1%
14Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$76,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660 – $103,660+30.6%
15Physicians, All Other$347,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$161,960 – $496,010+30.6%
16Psychiatric Technicians$58,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,570 – $71,200+29.6%
17Chief Executives$274,520
Bachelor's degree
$155,830 – $624,300+28.3%
18Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$84,090
Bachelor's degree
$64,830 – $105,710+26.9%
19Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$101,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,350 – $213,220+26.5%
20Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,790
Associate's degree
$65,150 – $99,790+25.9%
21Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$132,470
Master's degree
$79,550 – $158,350+25.1%
22Tire Repairers and Changers$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200 – $48,490+24.9%
23Dentists, General$212,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$151,030 – $330,310+24.2%
24Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,580
Bachelor's degree
$48,350 – $94,030+23.6%
25Library Assistants, Clerical$45,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $52,310+23.3%
26Material Moving Workers, All Other$51,440
No formal educational credential
$44,110 – $64,120+23.1%
27Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$59,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,900 – $74,330+23.1%
28School Bus Monitors$43,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $50,980+22.8%
29Surgical Technologists$79,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,150 – $104,450+22.5%
30Healthcare Social Workers$83,040
Master's degree
$58,960 – $109,150+22.3%
31Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$38,120
No formal educational credential
$30,120 – $63,440+22.2%
32Highway Maintenance Workers$61,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840 – $70,320+22.1%
33Firefighters$72,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,800 – $81,880+21.9%
34Waiters and Waitresses$42,930
No formal educational credential
$30,350 – $73,840+21.9%
35Dental Assistants$58,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,790 – $70,710+21.7%
36Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$122,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,320 – $176,120+21.7%
37Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,510 – $104,460+21.7%
38Rehabilitation Counselors$56,930
Master's degree
$39,900 – $76,250+21.5%
39Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,180 – $94,530+20.8%
40Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$96,660
Associate's degree
$66,540 – $117,410+20.7%
41Family Medicine Physicians$294,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$212,040 – $445,000+20.4%
42Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$59,830
No formal educational credential
$49,780 – $62,470+20.4%
43Psychologists, All Other$133,180
Master's degree
$74,290 – $227,560+20.2%
44Special Education Teachers, Middle School$79,920
Bachelor's degree
$57,480 – $92,660+19.6%
45Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$98,050
Bachelor's degree
$58,200 – $133,180+19.3%
46Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,220 – $123,650+19.3%
47Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,460
Bachelor's degree
$53,780 – $92,560+18.9%
48Crossing Guards and Flaggers$45,280
No formal educational credential
$37,070 – $73,890+18.8%
49Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,490
Bachelor's degree
$48,550 – $125,860+18.3%
50First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$125,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$98,970 – $156,090+18.3%

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

#	Occupation	MedianEugene-Springfield, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Marriage and Family TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,910	$57,930 – $163,800	+53.7%
2	Tool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,630	$50,350 – $81,370	+51.1%
3	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$62,660	$45,210 – $63,490	+50.4%
4	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,680	$56,420 – $122,700	+49.8%
5	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,870	$66,710 – $123,460	+48.1%
6	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$140,270	$97,530 – $151,780	+47.2%
7	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,880	$40,580 – $96,750	+43.5%
8	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,740	$60,240 – $82,590	+42.8%
9	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,570	$31,680 – $69,750	+38.5%
10	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,630	$68,300 – $79,630	+35.1%
11	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,290	$46,520 – $101,200	+34.0%
12	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$84,000	$51,170 – $115,030	+33.5%
13	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,910	$47,520 – $102,500	+33.1%
14	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,580	$62,660 – $103,660	+30.6%
15	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$347,180	$161,960 – $496,010	+30.6%
16	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,500	$44,570 – $71,200	+29.6%
17	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$274,520	$155,830 – $624,300	+28.3%
18	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,090	$64,830 – $105,710	+26.9%
19	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,670	$67,350 – $213,220	+26.5%
20	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,790	$65,150 – $99,790	+25.9%
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$132,470	$79,550 – $158,350	+25.1%
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$36,200 – $48,490	+24.9%
23	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$212,240	$151,030 – $330,310	+24.2%
24	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,580	$48,350 – $94,030	+23.6%
25	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,500	$30,580 – $52,310	+23.3%
26	Material Moving Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$51,440	$44,110 – $64,120	+23.1%
27	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,930	$51,900 – $74,330	+23.1%
28	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,110	$34,010 – $50,980	+22.8%
29	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,210	$61,150 – $104,450	+22.5%
30	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$83,040	$58,960 – $109,150	+22.3%
31	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee ShopNo formal educational credential	$38,120	$30,120 – $63,440	+22.2%
32	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,360	$49,840 – $70,320	+22.1%
33	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,280	$38,800 – $81,880	+21.9%
34	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$42,930	$30,350 – $73,840	+21.9%
35	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,500	$49,790 – $70,710	+21.7%
36	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$122,380	$68,320 – $176,120	+21.7%
37	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,780	$74,510 – $104,460	+21.7%
38	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$56,930	$39,900 – $76,250	+21.5%
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,790	$63,180 – $94,530	+20.8%
40	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$96,660	$66,540 – $117,410	+20.7%
41	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$294,010	$212,040 – $445,000	+20.4%
42	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$59,830	$49,780 – $62,470	+20.4%
43	Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree	$133,180	$74,290 – $227,560	+20.2%
44	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,920	$57,480 – $92,660	+19.6%
45	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$98,050	$58,200 – $133,180	+19.3%
46	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,380	$59,220 – $123,650	+19.3%
47	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,460	$53,780 – $92,560	+18.9%
48	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$45,280	$37,070 – $73,890	+18.8%
49	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$75,490	$48,550 – $125,860	+18.3%
50	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,420	$98,970 – $156,090	+18.3%

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