How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Portland, OR-WA?

The median hourly wage is $66.64. The middle half earn between $47.44 and $73.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Portland, OR-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $36.21 an hour ($75,320 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $47.44.

How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Portland median of $138,600 is about the same as the Oregon median of $138,600.

Elevator mechanic salary in Portland, OR-WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA area earn a median of $138,600 a year, or $66.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $159,230 a year. Statewide, elevator mechanics earn a median of $138,600; Portland is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$138,600

Bottom 10% under$75,320Top 10% over$159,230

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $36.21/hr
Jobs in this area: 240
After cost of living: $131,470
Median hourly pay: $66.64/hr
vs U.S. median: +26%
vs Oregon median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38900, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$75,320–$98,670$36.21–$47.44/hr
Mechanic	$138,600$66.64/hr
Top earners	$153,600–$159,230$73.84–$76.55/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Portland, OR-WA compares

Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Portland area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $159,230, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $75,320: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Portland, OR-WA

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Portland, OR-WA?: Elevator mechanics in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA area earn a median of $138,600 a year, or $66.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $159,230 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Portland, OR-WA?: The median hourly wage is $66.64. The middle half earn between $47.44 and $73.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Portland, OR-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $36.21 an hour ($75,320 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $47.44.
How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Portland median of $138,600 is about the same as the Oregon median of $138,600.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 38900 (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (105.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures