The highest paying job in Oregon is Airline Pilot, with a median salary of $214,520 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in OR based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airline Pilot | $214,520 | $264,300 | 740 |
| 2 | Sociologists | $211,560 | $187,060 | N/A |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $185,790 | $209,670 | 1,180 |
| 4 | Physicists | $183,860 | $188,090 | 120 |
| 5 | Pediatricians, General | $181,990 | $204,510 | 800 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $180,010 | $211,010 | 660 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $178,210 | $179,380 | 8,190 |
| 8 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $174,100 | $167,830 | 320 |
| 9 | Medical Dosimetrists | $170,220 | $173,330 | 50 |
| 10 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $166,860 | $173,840 | N/A |
| 11 | Pharmacist | $163,120 | $156,160 | 3,660 |
| 12 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $158,110 | $141,000 | 300 |
| 13 | Marketing Manager | $155,640 | $159,780 | 5,650 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $149,130 | $152,160 | 1,930 |
| 15 | Art Directors | $148,410 | $150,600 | 1,040 |
| 16 | Financial Manager | $147,240 | $169,430 | 7,230 |
| 17 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $145,630 | $152,440 | 230 |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioners | $144,600 | $148,030 | 2,430 |
| 19 | Lawyer | $141,520 | $152,580 | 7,690 |
| 20 | Database Architects | $139,660 | $147,530 | 710 |
| 21 | Natural Sciences Managers | $136,840 | $146,500 | 1,440 |
| 22 | Human Resources Manager | $135,780 | $150,730 | 2,770 |
| 23 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $135,620 | $120,780 | N/A |
| 24 | Medical and Health Services Manager | $135,530 | $158,230 | 5,580 |
| 25 | Software Developer | $135,260 | $146,650 | 21,100 |
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The top-paying careers in Oregon are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Airline Pilot, pays $140,748 more than the state average of $73,771 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $135,260, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Oregon's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.