Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary — Portland, Oregon

The average Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Portland, Oregon earns $83,100 a year.

$83,100 / year, mean
↑ 7.2% above national average 100th percentile in Oregon

Portland sits at the very top of the range for this role in Oregon — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
200
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.7%
Cost of living 105 #21 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $552,022 #24 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $94,573 #19 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Portland ranks #21 for cost of living and #24 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Kennewick $112,060 San Francisco $104,910 San Jose $104,510 Bakersfield $100,700 Peoria $95,780 Beaumont $94,970 Houston $90,800 Spokane $89,870 Oxnard $88,390 Santa Rosa $86,890 Los Angeles $86,170 Seattle $85,770 Ann Arbor $83,150 Portland $83,100 Baltimore $82,840 San Diego $80,780 Pittsburgh $80,660 Albany $80,600 Columbus $80,580 Sacramento $79,250 Lexington Park $79,230 Indianapolis $78,270 Lafayette $77,500 Palm Bay $77,350 Lexington $76,900 York $76,280 Terre Haute $75,980 Louisville $75,600 Reading $74,760 New York $74,740 Elkhart $74,650 Philadelphia $74,150 Allentown $74,110 Buffalo $74,070 San Antonio $73,600 Rockford $73,560 Richmond $73,340 Detroit $73,190 Dallas $73,120 Kalamazoo $72,480 South Bend $72,380 Austin $72,120 Harrisburg $72,110 Rochester $71,310 Evansville $71,290 Midland $70,970 Lancaster $70,240 Virginia Beach $69,170 Muskegon $69,160 Flint $68,680 Fort Wayne $68,580 Niles $68,350 Bloomington $67,760 Riverside $67,590 El Paso $66,830 Jackson $66,000 Stockton $63,750 Saginaw $63,060 Lansing $62,710 Grand Rapids $62,160 Roanoke $60,200 Scranton $57,300 Huntington $55,660 Orlando $54,860 Tampa $54,550 Charleston $54,440
CityMean salaryvs. Portland
Albany, New York$80,600-3.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$74,110-10.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$83,150+0.1%
Austin, Texas$72,120-13.2%
Bakersfield, California$100,700+21.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$82,840-0.3%
Beaumont, Texas$94,970+14.3%
Bloomington, Illinois$67,760-18.5%
Buffalo, New York$74,070-10.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$54,440-34.5%
Columbus, Indiana$80,580-3.0%
Dallas, Texas$73,120-12.0%
Detroit, Michigan$73,190-11.9%
Elkhart, Indiana$74,650-10.2%
El Paso, Texas$66,830-19.6%
Evansville, Indiana$71,290-14.2%
Flint, Michigan$68,680-17.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$68,580-17.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$62,160-25.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$72,110-13.2%
Houston, Texas$90,800+9.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$55,660-33.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$78,270-5.8%
Jackson, Michigan$66,000-20.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$72,480-12.8%
Kennewick, Washington$112,060+34.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$77,500-6.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$70,240-15.5%
Lansing, Michigan$62,710-24.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$76,900-7.5%
Lexington Park, Maryland$79,230-4.7%
Los Angeles, California$86,170+3.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$75,600-9.0%
Midland, Texas$70,970-14.6%
Muskegon, Michigan$69,160-16.8%
New York, New York$74,740-10.1%
Niles, Michigan$68,350-17.7%
Orlando, Florida$54,860-34.0%
Oxnard, California$88,390+6.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$77,350-6.9%
Peoria, Illinois$95,780+15.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,150-10.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$80,660-2.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$74,760-10.0%
Richmond, Virginia$73,340-11.7%
Riverside, California$67,590-18.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$60,200-27.6%
Rochester, New York$71,310-14.2%
Rockford, Illinois$73,560-11.5%
Sacramento, California$79,250-4.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$63,060-24.1%
San Antonio, Texas$73,600-11.4%
San Diego, California$80,780-2.8%
San Francisco, California$104,910+26.2%
San Jose, California$104,510+25.8%
Santa Rosa, California$86,890+4.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$57,300-31.0%
Seattle, Washington$85,770+3.2%
South Bend, Indiana$72,380-12.9%
Spokane, Washington$89,870+8.1%
Stockton, California$63,750-23.3%
Tampa, Florida$54,550-34.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$75,980-8.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$69,170-16.8%
York, Pennsylvania$76,280-8.2%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
83,100/yr
Estimated take-home
61,321/yr
Est. total withheld
26.2%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

View cost of living in this state All Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Oregon → All Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Portland

These notes add local color around Portland, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3027 SOC code
Official area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 38900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
VancouverHillsboro
Multi-state area: OR;WA
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
2,510,529