Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $33,330 here versus $31,200 nationally (+6.8%; 2,370metro-area jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,330 in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area sits 6.8% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,370 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4100008 · Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-MID #230/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 291 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $350K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Wausau, WI
- BOOK-MOST 286 rows · May 2025
Read with Wausau, WI (+$9 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Eastern Oregon nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary lead published employment inside Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 1,190 jobs · $114,060
- 2. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 300 jobs · $120,340
- 3. Software Developers 200 jobs · $131,670
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 190 jobs · $133,290
- 5. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $130,720
- 6. Construction Managers 150 jobs · $114,990
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 140 jobs · $144,450
- 8. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 130 jobs · $131,090
- 9. Lawyers 130 jobs · $111,630
- 10. Physical Therapists 100 jobs · $113,320
- 11. Pharmacists 90 jobs · $166,500
- 12. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $128,490
- 13. Computer Network Architects 90 jobs · $124,440
- 14. Physicians, All Other 80 jobs · $349,740
- 15. Sales Managers 80 jobs · $138,170
- 16. Natural Sciences Managers 80 jobs · $110,580
- 17. Power Plant Operators 70 jobs · $120,790
- 18. Physician Assistants 60 jobs · $143,510
Occupations Tracked
291
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$58,736
employment-weighted, 286 complete rows
Top Salary
$349,740
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | $114,060 |
| 2 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $120,340 |
| 3 | Software Developers | $131,670 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $133,290 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $130,720 |
| 6 | Construction Managers | $114,990 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $144,450 |
| 8 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $131,090 |
| 9 | Lawyers | $111,630 |
| 10 | Physical Therapists | $113,320 |
| 11 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $166,500 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,490 |
| 13 | Computer Network Architects Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,440 |
| 14 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $349,740 |
| 15 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $138,170 |
| 16 | Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,580 |
| 17 | Power Plant Operators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $120,790 |
| 18 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $143,510 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,270 |
| 20 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $273,050 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $256,240 |
| 22 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,320 |
| 23 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $122,970 |
| 24 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $111,960 |
| 25 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $166,100 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | $29,650 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $30,080 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | $30,410 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $30,850 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $31,270 |
| Cashiers | $32,180 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | $32,730 |
| Tour and Travel Guides Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $32,910 |
| Dishwashers | $33,040 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $33,280 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in OR
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside OR. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($58,736 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area at $349,740/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $58,736 across 286 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for OR before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.