BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA at a median of $59,350 per year ($28.54/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,590, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro pays +22% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 1,240 first-line supervisors of personal service workerss are employed across the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro MSA in SOC 39-1022.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro pay distribution spans from $46,070 at the 10th percentile to $72,460 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $49,940 and the 75th at $64,070, so half of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro-based first-line supervisors of personal service workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide OR data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.