The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer hardware engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $100,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $130,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $131,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $167,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $209,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $209,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $131,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $100,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $131,950 | 3.23% | 17.25% |
| 2021 | $127,690 | 12.11% | - |
| 2020 | $112,230 | 1.12% | - |
| 2019 | $110,970 | 1.60% | - |
| 2018 | $109,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $131,950, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for computer hardware engineers in state of Washington, followed by Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary $127,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 3.1 percent (3.1%) higher than that in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma |