Home / Wages / Bend Bend salaries The median worker in the Bend, OR metro area earned $50,620 a year in 2024, about $24.34 an hour. That ranks #66 of the 391 metro areas published here, 2.3% above the national median.
Oregon
Median pay $50,620 $24.34 per hour
Vs national +2.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 107,570 wage and salary
Metro rank #66 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Bend pays 5.2% less than Oregon as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 12.88× 560 $37,900 Carpenters 2.6× 1,270 $59,800 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 2.46× 520 $54,150 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1.98× 510 $34,600 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 1.96× 1,140 $49,700 Social and Human Service Assistants 1.87× 550 $46,370 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 1.75× 570 $63,720 Bartenders 1.73× 900 $33,820 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 1.64× 550 $54,320 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.59× 950 $36,340 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1.49× 980 $43,030 Receptionists and Information Clerks 1.49× 1,000 $39,220
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Bend Occupation Median Hourly Employed Computer and Information Systems Managers $165,570 $79.60 270 Lawyers $138,030 $66.36 260 Financial Managers $133,080 $63.98 280 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $130,670 n/a 290 Registered Nurses $130,150 $62.57 2,290 Software Developers $128,230 $61.65 760 Medical and Health Services Managers $126,620 $60.88 250 Dental Hygienists $118,580 $57.01 240 Marketing Managers $117,950 $56.71 250 Sales Managers $115,610 $55.58 260 Managers, All Other $105,920 $50.92 260 Construction Managers $104,780 $50.38 350 Computer Systems Analysts $104,000 $50.00 410 Administrative Services Managers $102,090 $49.08 200 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $101,710 $48.90 250 Physical Therapists $100,470 $48.30 230 Civil Engineers $99,790 $47.98 200 Management Analysts $98,110 $47.17 330 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $94,740 $45.55 280 General and Operations Managers $90,170 $43.35 2,590 Project Management Specialists $88,080 $42.35 810 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $84,220 $40.49 520 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $82,380 $39.61 390 Compliance Officers $82,150 $39.50 200 Accountants and Auditors $81,590 $39.23 780 Electricians $80,750 $38.82 600 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $80,340 n/a 700 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $79,600 $38.27 310 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $78,430 $37.71 370 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $76,990 $37.01 610 Loan Officers $70,010 $33.66 230 Human Resources Specialists $68,640 $33.00 540 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $68,070 $32.73 690 Training and Development Specialists $66,730 $32.08 200 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $66,430 $31.94 250 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $65,580 $31.53 460 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $64,890 $31.20 840 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $63,720 $30.63 570 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $63,610 $30.58 800 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $63,290 $30.43 340 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $63,140 $30.36 1,350 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $63,100 $30.34 260 Firefighters $62,880 $30.23 220 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $62,810 $30.20 310 Food Service Managers $62,740 $30.16 320 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $62,210 $29.91 200 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $61,640 n/a 590 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $61,330 $29.48 560 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $61,260 n/a 500 Public Relations Specialists $61,230 $29.44 230 Computer User Support Specialists $60,570 $29.12 350 Carpenters $59,800 $28.75 1,270 Clergy $59,780 $28.74 260 Forest and Conservation Technicians $59,360 $28.54 440 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $58,850 $28.29 300 Roofers $58,750 $28.25 220 Chefs and Head Cooks $58,500 $28.12 250 Child, Family, and School Social Workers $58,200 $27.98 360 Bus Drivers, School $57,900 $27.84 250 Dental Assistants $57,280 $27.54 320
Where most people work Largest occupations in Bend by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Fast Food and Counter Workers 3,750 $34,220 $16.45 Retail Salespersons 3,290 $37,050 $17.81 General and Operations Managers 2,590 $90,170 $43.35 Registered Nurses 2,290 $130,150 $62.57 Cashiers 2,270 $35,490 $17.06 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,800 $44,500 $21.40 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,640 $39,430 $18.96 Waiters and Waitresses 1,630 $32,690 $15.72 Office Clerks, General 1,600 $47,380 $22.78 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,490 $49,290 $23.70 Cooks, Restaurant 1,380 $38,480 $18.50 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,380 $39,850 $19.16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,350 $63,140 $30.36 Carpenters 1,270 $59,800 $28.75 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1,240 $36,680 n/a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,150 $50,190 $24.13 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 1,140 $49,700 $23.89 Customer Service Representatives 1,050 $46,290 $22.26 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,020 $45,430 $21.84 Receptionists and Information Clerks 1,000 $39,220 $18.86
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Oregon metro areas Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 1,213,760 workers $59,040 Corvallis 38,600 workers $54,310 Salem 186,340 workers $50,810 Grants Pass 31,030 workers $49,010 Medford 88,610 workers $48,340 Eugene-Springfield 157,600 workers $48,200 Bend pay: common questions What is the average salary in Bend? The median across all occupations is $50,620 , or $24.34 an hour, covering 107,570 wage and salary workers. The mean is $66,030, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Bend pay more than the rest of Oregon? No. The metro median of $50,620 is 5.2% below the Oregon median of $53,390. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Bend? Computer and Information Systems Managers ($165,570), Lawyers ($138,030), Financial Managers ($133,080). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Bend unusually full of? Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, at 12.88× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.