Visa Wage Index

Chemical Engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Employers filed 9 applications covering 9 positions for this role here, at a median of $136,000 a year.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Chemical Engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$100,277
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$117,998
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$135,699
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$153,421

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
CORE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC Level II 22 $118,000
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo America, Inc. Level II 22 $140,000
Applied Materials, Inc Level IV 11 $158,000
CORE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC Level III 11 $136,000
Lam Research Corporation Level III 11 $135,699
Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Level IV 11 $155,980
Tokyo Electron America, Inc. Level II 11 $123,420

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.