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Average Cashiers Salary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Cashiers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earn a median annual salary of $36,560, which is +11.2% compared to the national median. There are 20,150 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (metro area).

$36,560
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median annual wage
$18/hour median
+11.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $32,880
20,150
Local employment
16.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.84
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$33,940
25th
$34,820
Median
$36,560
75th
$39,840
90th
$47,390

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$34,680
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 107.0%
Rents: 125.1%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $44,210 Compare 30,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $42,960 Compare 16,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $41,270 Compare 38,250
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $39,010 Compare 1,500
Boulder, CO $38,520 Compare 3,100
Napa, CA $38,500 Compare 1,540

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $524,350 1.11
Chief Executives $375,810 0.43
Neurologists $337,810 0.82
Physicians, All Other $333,860 1.10
Family Medicine Physicians $286,170 0.83
General Internal Medicine Physicians $269,700 0.32
Dentists, All Other Specialists $249,600 N/A
Nurse Anesthetists $246,070 0.60

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has salary data for 690 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Cashiers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cashiers are projected to change by -9.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 542,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.