Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1063
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Portland Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area
Figures describe the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Portland city limits.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area earned a median of $121,210 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $72,750 at the 10th percentile to $202,990 at the 90th. BLS estimates 140 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in the Portland metro area earn more than $121,210 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $88,120 and $173,870.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $72,750 | $88,120 | $121,210 | $173,870 | $202,990 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Portland metro areathis metro area$121,210 median for Portland metro area; middle half earns $88,120 to $173,870
- Oregonstate (OR)$136,450 median for Oregon; middle half earns $104,090 to $173,760
- United Statesnational$123,920 median for United States; middle half earns $86,840 to $168,770
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs Oregon overall and −2% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Portland metro area has the 37th-highest published median for this occupation among the 53 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.