Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.

Top 25 of 263 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$279,460	$134.36	40
2	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	30
3	Physicians, All Other	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	90
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$173,140	$83.24	50
5	Pharmacists	$164,810	$79.24	90
6	Dentists, General	$154,890	$74.47	50
7	Marketing Managers	$152,430	$73.28	60
8	Nurse Practitioners	$140,150	$67.38	110
9	Sales Managers	$137,920	$66.31	80
10	Physician Assistants	$134,320	$64.58	80
11	Financial Managers	$133,550	$64.21	140
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,390	$63.17	90
13	Software Developers	$129,990	$62.49	160
14	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$128,140	$61.60	150
15	Electrical Engineers	$126,170	$60.66	50
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$125,330	$60.25	150
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$125,210	Not published	180
18	Mechanical Engineers	$124,800	$60.00	60
19	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$123,690	$59.47	30
20	Registered Nurses	$123,350	$59.30	930
21	Construction Managers	$123,220	$59.24	110
22	Human Resources Managers	$120,740	$58.05	40
23	Natural Sciences Managers	$115,920	$55.73	40
24	Physical Therapists	$110,490	$53.12	90
25	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$108,360	$52.09	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.