Salaries in Oregon.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.10x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$397,000
Principal Quantitative Researcher
Median Role
$343,000
Principal Quantitative Developer
Entry Level
$333,000
Chief Legal Officer
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Oregon has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.10x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal Quantitative Researcher at $397,000 in Portland. The median role pays $343,000.
Top 30 salaries in Oregon
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $397,000 | Portland | $309,000 – $516,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $381,000 | Portland | $297,000 – $495,000 |
| 3 | Technical Fellow | $377,000 | Portland | $294,000 – $490,000 |
| 4 | Distinguished Engineer | $370,000 | Portland | $281,000 – $471,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Security | $370,000 | Portland | $289,000 – $481,000 |
| 6 | Senior VP of Product | $363,000 | Portland | $283,000 – $472,000 |
| 7 | Chief Security Officer | $363,000 | Portland | $283,000 – $472,000 |
| 8 | SVP of Technology | $360,000 | Portland | $281,000 – $469,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $353,000 | Portland | $276,000 – $458,000 |
| 10 | Chief Strategy Officer | $351,000 | Portland | $274,000 – $457,000 |
| 11 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $348,000 | Portland | $272,000 – $452,000 |
| 12 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $347,000 | Portland | $271,000 – $451,000 |
| 13 | Principal Cryptographer | $347,000 | Portland | $271,000 – $451,000 |
| 14 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $346,000 | Portland | $270,000 – $449,000 |
| 15 | Chief AI Officer | $344,000 | Portland | $256,000 – $444,000 |
| 16 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $343,000 | Portland | $268,000 – $446,000 |
| 17 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $341,000 | Portland | $266,000 – $443,000 |
| 18 | Principal Kernel Engineer | $341,000 | Portland | $265,000 – $443,000 |
| 19 | Senior VP of Design | $341,000 | Portland | $267,000 – $443,000 |
| 20 | Chief Science Officer | $341,000 | Portland | $266,000 – $443,000 |
| 21 | Principal Applied Scientist | $340,000 | Portland | $266,000 – $442,000 |
| 22 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $338,000 | Portland | $263,000 – $438,000 |
| 23 | SVP of Engineering | $338,000 | Portland | $264,000 – $439,000 |
| 24 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $337,000 | Portland | $252,000 – $440,000 |
| 25 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $336,000 | Portland | $262,000 – $437,000 |
| 26 | Senior Head of Security | $334,000 | Portland | $261,000 – $434,000 |
| 27 | SVP of Product | $334,000 | Portland | $261,000 – $434,000 |
| 28 | L7 Software Engineer | $334,000 | Portland | $261,000 – $434,000 |
| 29 | Lead High-Frequency Trading Engineer | $333,000 | Portland | $260,000 – $433,000 |
| 30 | Chief Legal Officer | $333,000 | Portland | $260,000 – $433,000 |
Tax considerations in Oregon
Oregon has no sales tax, but state income tax rates climb to 9.9%. Portland adds a local arts tax and metro supportive housing tax. Factor these into your net pay calculations.
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