Highest-paying management jobs in Portland, Oregon
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Highest-paying management jobs in Portland, Oregon
Not everyone has what it takes to be a manager in today’s workplace, and those who do tend to be well compensated.
Workers today are split on how they want to interact with their jobs. Half of workers want to blend their work and their personal lives, while the other roughly 50% prefer to keep them separate, according to Gallup polling. The lion’s share want more flexibility in where they perform their work—at a time when businesses may have to buckle in for tougher economic conditions in the year ahead.
Whether overseeing a sales team or leading a commercial building project, these are the challenges that get management professionals out of bed in the morning.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying management jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as “management occupations” were included.
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#30. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $68,530
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,810
– Employment: 17,800
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boulder, CO ($108,680)
— Lexington-Fayette, KY ($108,430)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($105,390)
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#29. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $69,990
– #101 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,520
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,030
– Employment: 234,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)
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#28. Social and community service managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $70,760
– #208 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,990
National
– Annual mean salary: $76,790
– Employment: 156,400
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
— Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)
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#27. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $75,290
– #28 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $78,440
– Employment: 5,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($104,810)
— Visalia-Porterville, CA ($101,650)
— Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($101,610)
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#26. Postmasters and mail superintendents
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $83,880
– #45 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $81,820
– Employment: 12,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($97,930)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($96,450)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($94,460)
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#25. Fundraising managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $90,190
– #93 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500
National
– Annual mean salary: $119,400
– Employment: 23,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
— Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)
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#24. Legislators
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $95,110
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,110
– Employment: 44,590
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Yakima, WA ($139,690)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($136,400)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($132,460)
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#23. Facilities managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $95,530
– #149 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 990
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,970
– Employment: 101,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
— Ithaca, NY ($136,210)
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#22. Emergency management directors
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $95,860
– #17 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $84,800
– Employment: 10,320
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($142,000)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($124,780)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($123,170)
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#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $100,380
– #150 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,300
National
– Annual mean salary: $105,580
– Employment: 144,640
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
— Trenton, NJ ($144,620)
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#20. Advertising and promotions managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $104,580
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
National
– Annual mean salary: $142,860
– Employment: 22,520
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($193,980)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($182,520)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($166,620)
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#19. Administrative services managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $104,640
– #151 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,960
National
– Annual mean salary: $113,030
– Employment: 224,620
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)
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#18. Education administrators, postsecondary
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $106,360
– #115 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 860
National
– Annual mean salary: $111,260
– Employment: 155,990
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
— Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
— Syracuse, NY ($164,660)
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#17. Industrial production managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $107,390
– #292 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,700
National
– Annual mean salary: $117,780
– Employment: 192,270
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
— Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)
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#16. Public relations managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $109,130
– #109 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 700
National
– Annual mean salary: $138,000
– Employment: 59,850
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
— Boulder, CO ($174,250)
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#15. General and operations managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $117,470
– #75 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 25,010
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,250
– Employment: 2,984,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
— Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)
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#14. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $119,890
– #45 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,910
National
– Annual mean salary: $102,650
– Employment: 274,710
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)
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#13. Training and development managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $122,840
– #49 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240
National
– Annual mean salary: $128,800
– Employment: 35,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)
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#12. Compensation and benefits managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $126,760
– #45 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $139,470
– Employment: 15,330
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($190,560)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($187,770)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,130)
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#11. Purchasing managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $128,110
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 820
National
– Annual mean salary: $134,590
– Employment: 69,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)
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#10. Construction managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $128,500
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,670
National
– Annual mean salary: $108,210
– Employment: 284,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
— Napa, CA ($145,430)
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#9. Human resources managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $129,720
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,660
National
– Annual mean salary: $136,590
– Employment: 166,530
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)
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#8. Natural sciences managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $134,850
– #56 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 820
National
– Annual mean salary: $156,110
– Employment: 74,760
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)
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#7. Marketing managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $135,110
– #116 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,220
National
– Annual mean salary: $153,440
– Employment: 278,690
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)
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#6. Sales managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $135,380
– #81 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,940
National
– Annual mean salary: $142,390
– Employment: 453,800
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
— Boulder, CO ($182,820)
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#5. Medical and health services managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $137,410
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,600
National
– Annual mean salary: $119,840
– Employment: 436,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)
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#4. Financial managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $140,590
– #98 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,300
National
– Annual mean salary: $153,460
– Employment: 681,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)
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#3. Computer and information systems managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $146,450
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 6,390
National
– Annual mean salary: $162,930
– Employment: 485,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)
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#2. Architectural and engineering managers
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $151,960
– #89 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,770
National
– Annual mean salary: $158,970
– Employment: 187,100
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
— Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)
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#1. Chief executives
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
– Annual mean salary: $283,080
– #9 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 540
National
– Annual mean salary: $213,020
– Employment: 200,480
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)
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