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Below are average hourly wages in Oregon, Washington, and California. Central Oregon wages are typically around 6% below those of Oregon. Wages in Washington and California are typically higher than those in Oregon; with California wages at least 10-15% higher than those in Deschutes County

The table below shows average hourly wages in Oregon, Washington, and California.

Wage Comparison for Select Occupations  (annual average, $ per hour)

Occupation

OR

Central
Oregon

CA

WA

Accountant/Auditor

37.38

31.56

44.63

42.01

Administrative Services Managers

49.32

40.46

55.43

65.18

Architect, except Landscape & Naval

39.46

33.16

48.46

43.74

Carpenter

27.01

21.93

31.57

31.86

Chef & Head Cook

27.51

24.98

29.17

30.43

Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologist

60.69

35.41

59.03

49.61

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operator

23.23

23.70

23.45

29.86

Computer Programmer

46.97

32.51

55.16

88.27

Computer User Support Specialist

28.23

24.81

34.51

30.77

Computer Systems Analyst

51.60

48.99

57.44

53.87

Customer Service Representative

19.16

16.74

21.34

21.12

Dental Hygienist

45.40

40.64

52.02

51.06

Electrician

39.04

36.77

36.48

38

Electrical Engineer

49.05

47.11

60.89

57.16

Financial Manager

63.43

51.07

79.91

78.71

Food Service Manager

27.18

26.60

30.45

41.40

General & Operations Manager

50.72

41.53

63.02

64.76

Graphic Designer

27.32

21.99

33.70

36.26

Industrial Machinery Mechanic

28.97

29.28

31.59

31.71

Industrial Production Manager

48.19

43.34

61.63

62.11

Landscape Architect

34.67

*NR

43.12

36.66

Marketing Manager

62.52

57.47

84.21

78.38

Mechanical Engineer

45.89

48.50

54.39

48.66

Medical Transcriptionist

19

22.63

16.45

20.86

Middle School Teacher, except Special Ed

37.50

33.27

46.18

41.73

Network and Computer Systems Administrator

44.80

43.37

50.85

46.39

Paralegal

31.10

23.99

33.79

34.57

Physical Therapist

43.48

43.97

49.77

46.84

Police/Sheriff Patrol Officer

37.50

32.01

49.48

44.42

Receptionist/Information Clerks

16.62

15.72

18.10

18.41

Registered Nurse

47.42

45.29

59.62

45.84

Secretary/Administrative Assistant, except Legal, Medical, & Executive

22.28

19.76

23.04

23.16

Software Developer, and Software Quality Assurance Analysts

55.36

53.12

70.56

69.78

Special Effects Artist and Animator

42.95

n/a

47.84

46.57

Supervisor, Administrative & Office Workers

29.92

32.29

33.39

35.68

Supervisor, Retail Sales Workers

21.69

20.43

23.65

25.32

Truck Driver, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

25.40

22.83

25.06

27.49

Urban/Regional Planner

42.98

43.26

46.88

44.51

Sources: Beureau of Labor Statistics updated May 2021
* Not Reported