Portland
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Portland has a growing tech scene with companies like Intel and a vibrant startup ecosystem. Oregon has no sales tax, and the city offers a lower cost of living compared to other West Coast tech hubs.
Median Salary
$62,000.00
CoL Index
70.00
Population
641,162
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
70.00
Rent
65.00
Groceries
72.00
Restaurants
70.00
Transport
62.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $154,000.00 | $110,880.00 | $112,000.00 | $266,000.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $122,500.00 | $88,200.00 | $94,500.00 | $175,000.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $112,000.00 | $80,640.00 | $77,000.00 | $175,000.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $108,500.00 | $78,120.00 | $80,500.00 | $157,500.00 |
| Tech Lead | $108,500.00 | $78,120.00 | $80,500.00 | $154,000.00 |
| ML Engineer | $98,000.00 | $70,560.00 | $70,000.00 | $147,000.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $94,500.00 | $68,040.00 | $66,500.00 | $140,000.00 |
| Security Engineer | $91,000.00 | $65,520.00 | $64,400.00 | $136,500.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $91,000.00 | $65,520.00 | $63,000.00 | $140,000.00 |
| Product Manager | $91,000.00 | $65,520.00 | $63,000.00 | $140,000.00 |
| Data Scientist | $87,500.00 | $63,000.00 | $59,500.00 | $133,000.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $87,500.00 | $63,000.00 | $61,600.00 | $133,000.00 |
| Data Engineer | $84,000.00 | $60,480.00 | $57,400.00 | $129,500.00 |
| Software Engineer | $84,000.00 | $60,480.00 | $59,500.00 | $129,500.00 |
| Backend Developer | $80,500.00 | $57,960.00 | $56,000.00 | $122,500.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $78,400.00 | $56,448.00 | $54,600.00 | $119,000.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $77,000.00 | $55,440.00 | $52,500.00 | $117,600.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $73,500.00 | $52,920.00 | $50,400.00 | $112,000.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $70,000.00 | $50,400.00 | $47,600.00 | $105,000.00 |
| QA Engineer | $59,500.00 | $42,840.00 | $40,600.00 | $87,500.00 |