Is Portland a strong pay market for Servers?

At a $54,780 median, Portland is $19,550 (55%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $35,230. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Server in Portland?

Target employers paying toward the $72,170 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Server openings in Portland and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Servers work in Portland?

BLS estimates roughly 13,910 server jobs across Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Server Salary in Portland, OR (2026)

Median in Portland: $54,780/year — $19,550 (55%) above the national median. Typical range: $37,150–$72,170.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Portland, OR metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Server salary overview

The median Server salary in Portland, OR is $54,780/year ($19,550 (55%) above the national median), with a typical range of $37,150–$72,170. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$54,780/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$37,150–$72,170	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~13,910	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Server pay in Portland, OR BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Servers in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro. - Median Server pay in Portland, OR: $54,780/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $19,550 (55%) above the national median (U.S. median $35,230). - 25th-75th percentile band: $37,150–$72,170. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~13,910 jobs.

Server pay distribution in Portland, OR

25th Pct (Portland) $37,150 $17.86/hr

Median (Portland) $54,780 $26.34/hr

75th Pct (Portland) $72,170 $34.70/hr

National median: $35,230/yr. Portland is $19,550 (55%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (SOC 35-3031, Server).

What server pay in Portland really looks like

Portland is a standout-pay market for servers. The local median of $54,780 a year runs $19,550 (55%) above the national median of $35,230, one of the widest premiums in the country for this occupation. Offers benchmarked to U.S.-wide averages will read far too low here — hold out for the local number, and treat the metro median as your floor, not your target.

Pay is spread wide across the metro: BLS puts the 25th percentile at $37,150 and the 75th at $72,170. A band that broad usually reflects a real mix of employers, shifts, and seniority — which means where you apply changes your pay as much as the job title does. The same server role can pay very differently across two Portland employers, so it pays to target the top of the band deliberately.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 13,910 server jobs across the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open server jobs in Portland against the BLS $54,780 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Portland is concrete: a metro median of $54,780 with most servers landing between $37,150 and $72,170. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local server openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $72,170, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Portland median, not the ones that sit under it.

Server pay by hour, week, month & year in Portland

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$26.34
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,054
Per month	$4,565
Per year	$54,780

How we know this — Portland sources

Wage figures for Server in Portland, OR are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (MSA code 38900) (SOC 35-3031), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

Grow your server pay in Portland

Advancing your pay in Portland comes down to experience, credentials, and how you negotiate. We keep that guidance on the national Server guide so it stays current in one place:

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Beyond Server · same Portland BLS dataset

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Server pay in Portland, OR — common questions

How much does a Server make in Portland, OR?: The median Server salary in Portland, OR is $54,780/year ($19,550 (55%) above the national median), with a typical range of $37,150–$72,170 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Portland a strong pay market for Servers?: At a $54,780 median, Portland is $19,550 (55%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $35,230. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Server in Portland?: Target employers paying toward the $72,170 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Server openings in Portland and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Servers work in Portland?: BLS estimates roughly 13,910 server jobs across Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).