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Portland State University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Portland State University has 1,584 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $81,552. Portland State's staff salary increased by 3.45% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $152,368 over 142 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $93,012 over 178 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $75,906 over 490 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $90,231 over 60 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $84,711 over 37 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Portland State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Portland State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20251,584
+45 (2.92%) 		$81,552
+$2,721 (3.45%)
20241,539$78,832
Research202560
-20 (-25.00%) 		$90,231
+$10,850 (13.67%)
202480$79,380
Public service202537
+18 (94.74%) 		$84,711
-$15,137 (-15.16%)
202419$99,848
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025123
+9 (7.89%) 		$72,045
+$1,150 (1.62%)
2024114$70,895
Management2025142
+1 (0.71%) 		$152,368
+$2,792 (1.87%)
2024141$149,576
Business and Financial Operations2025490
-20 (-3.92%) 		$75,906
+$4,066 (5.66%)
2024510$71,840
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025178
+6 (3.49%) 		$93,012
+$4,210 (4.74%)
2024172$88,803
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025219
+18 (8.96%) 		$75,107
+$2,399 (3.30%)
2024201$72,708
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202513
-2 (-13.33%) 		$123,757
+$11,739 (10.48%)
202415$112,018
Service202544
-3 (-6.38%) 		$61,244
+$4,325 (7.60%)
202447$56,919
Sales and related20252
-		 $72,438
+$5,574 (8.34%)
20242$66,864
Office and Administrative Support2025214
+41 (23.70%) 		$50,844
+$2,597 (5.38%)
2024173$48,247
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202562
-3 (-4.62%) 		$74,278
+$4,439 (6.36%)
202465$69,840
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving2025No Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Staffs Reported

Staff Salary Comparison

Portland State's average staff salary is $81,552. Portland State's staff salary is higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is also higher than the average salary ($67,121) of four-years colleges in Oregon.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Portland State University$81,552
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Oregon Colleges$68,004
Four-years Oregon Colleges$67,121

Staff Salary Comparison Between Portland State and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near Portland State. Compared to those schools such as East West College of the Healing Arts and National University of Natural Medicine, Portland State's staff salary is similar to the average salary ($78,238). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from Portland State.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Portland State University$81,5523,071
National University of Natural Medicine Portland, OR$68,437207
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR$97,78511,147
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR$60,236126
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Portland, OR$66,592122
American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, OR$95,96881
Concorde Career College-Portland Portland, OR$80,40758