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

The median hourly wage is $36.64. The middle half earn between $33.47 and $49.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Portland, OR-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.27 an hour ($58,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $33.47.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Portland, OR-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $76,200 a year ($36.64 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $102,440–$110,670.

Do millwrights make more in Portland or Albany?

Portland pays more: the median is $76,200 in Portland and $63,060 in Albany, a 21% difference.

How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Portland median of $76,200 is 8% more than the Oregon median of $70,700.

Millwright salary in Portland, OR-WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA area earn a median of $76,200 a year, or $36.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $110,670. Across all of Oregon, the median is $70,700, so Portland pays 8% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$76,200

Bottom 10% under$58,800Top 10% over$110,670

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $28.27/hr
Jobs in this area: 240
After cost of living: $72,280
Median hourly pay: $36.64/hr
vs U.S. median: +16%
vs Oregon median: +8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38900, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). Excludes self-employed millwrights. 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, journeyman and top millwright pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$58,800–$69,610$28.27–$33.47/hr
Journeyman	$76,200$36.64/hr
Top earners	$102,440–$110,670$49.25–$53.21/hr

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

How Portland, OR-WA compares

Millwrights are less concentrated in the Portland area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.77 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $110,670, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $58,800: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

Albany$63,060

Other trades in Portland, OR-WA

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Portland, OR-WA?: Millwrights in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA area earn a median of $76,200 a year, or $36.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $110,670.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Portland, OR-WA?: The median hourly wage is $36.64. The middle half earn between $33.47 and $49.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Portland, OR-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.27 an hour ($58,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $33.47.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Portland, OR-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $76,200 a year ($36.64 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $102,440–$110,670.
Do millwrights make more in Portland or Albany?: Portland pays more: the median is $76,200 in Portland and $63,060 in Albany, a 21% difference.
How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Portland median of $76,200 is 8% more than the Oregon median of $70,700.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 38900 (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights 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