Bottom quarter
$78K
Mortgage Loan Officer Salary in Portland
Base pay and on-target total cash for a quota-carrying role. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Base salary
Median
$124K
Top quarter
$189K
Top 10%
$254K
Total earnings at quota (base + commission)
Bottom quarter
$91K
Median
$146K
Top quarter
$222K
Top 10%
$298K
Adjusted for Portland at 1.08× the national baseline. Total cash assumes 100% of quota — actual earnings vary by attainment. See the math →
What this number means.
Mortgage Loan Officer in Portland pulls a median of $145,800 in total earnings at quota, with a top-quartile band reaching $221,870 and the strongest reps clearing $297,939. Base — your guaranteed floor before commission — sits around $124,200, with the top quarter of base offers landing at $189,000. Total earnings are base + commission at 100% of quota. Portland sits at 1.08× the national average for pay. $221,870 is what top-quartile Mortgage Loan Officer earnings look like in Portland when you hit quota. Don't undersell the variable.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$221,870 total earnings — top quarter for reps hitting quota in this market. This is the number you say first.
- Target$183,835 total earnings — where a fair counter lands. Above the middle of the pack, below the anchor.
- Floor$145,800 total earnings — below this, you're under the middle of the market. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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