State OR
Period May 2025
Price level 103.4
Data updated October 25, 2026

Highest-paying jobs in Oregon

The highest published median in Oregon is for obstetricians and gynecologists, at $395,340 a year. For 9 more occupations, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $57,000, against $50,980 nationally.

Oregon · all occupationsMay 2025

Median / yr: $57,000
Mean / yr: $72,460
Price level (U.S.=100): 103.4
Median, price-adjusted: $55,147
Adjusted rank: 14 of 51
Jobs: 1,967,130

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Oregon

OR · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 718

Top 50 occupations in Oregon by median annual wage
No.	Occupation	Median in OR	U.S. median	Employed in OR
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$395,340	$292,910	270
2	Physicians, All Other	$347,180	$265,930	4,130
3	Chief Executives	$341,630	$213,990	910
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$334,450	$300,080	210
5	Psychiatrists	$314,880	$281,870	430
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$293,240	$244,180	1,490
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$272,330	$236,590	370
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$268,570	$256,560	230
9	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$256,510	$224,990	—
10	Pediatricians, General	$224,690	$210,040	620
11	Dentists, General	$211,690	$170,950	1,660
12	Podiatrists	$207,430	$160,300	170
13	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$206,220	$140,300	730
14	Physicists	$200,320	$172,250	90
15	Medical Dosimetrists	$183,990	$147,470	40
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$177,190	$171,270	—
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,270	$175,140	7,440
18	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$174,980	$193,950	60
19	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$173,190	$232,140	750
20	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,010	$128,500	250
21	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$166,400	$153,990	40
22	Pharmacists	$165,960	$140,910	3,250
23	Marketing Managers	$161,560	$166,790	4,960
24	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$161,470	$149,230	240
25	Financial Managers	$156,460	$166,570	7,610
26	Sales Managers	$155,810	$148,270	5,260
27	Physician Assistants	$155,780	$135,880	2,250
28	Nurse Practitioners	$155,680	$132,300	2,820
29	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$154,490	$133,660	430
30	Materials Scientists	$150,550	$117,790	100
31	Nurse Midwives	$146,900	$134,040	240
32	Natural Sciences Managers	$143,120	$167,220	1,700
33	Software Developers	$142,720	$135,980	21,830
34	Medical and Health Services Managers	$141,690	$123,860	5,550
35	Human Resources Managers	$140,570	$149,280	2,810
36	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$138,600	$109,910	230
37	Database Architects	$138,250	$139,500	730
38	Lawyers	$138,210	$159,670	7,150
39	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$137,490	$106,730	340
40	Purchasing Managers	$137,190	$148,080	980
41	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$136,450	$123,920	180
42	Computer Network Architects	$135,660	$134,050	1,540
43	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$134,350	$100,580	540
44	Art Directors	$133,840	$114,850	1,040
45	Optometrists	$132,020	$136,570	560
46	Radiation Therapists	$131,600	$105,310	160
47	Construction Managers	$131,420	$114,990	4,300
48	Public Relations Managers	$131,190	$146,910	1,410
49	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$131,090	$95,320	1,640
50	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$131,050	$103,020	170

Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Oregon: Cardiologists, Radiologists, Surgeons, All Other, Anesthesiologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Dermatologists, Physicians, Pathologists, Neurologists. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Oregon

Physicians, All Other — $347,180 (4,130 jobs)
Family Medicine Physicians — $293,240 (1,490 jobs)
Dentists, General — $211,690 (1,660 jobs)
Computer and Information Systems Managers — $175,270 (7,440 jobs)
Pharmacists — $165,960 (3,250 jobs)
Marketing Managers — $161,560 (4,960 jobs)
Financial Managers — $156,460 (7,610 jobs)
Sales Managers — $155,810 (5,260 jobs)
Physician Assistants — $155,780 (2,250 jobs)
Nurse Practitioners — $155,680 (2,820 jobs)

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state file.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.