Retail Manager market brief · Portland, OR
Retail Manager Jobs in Portland, OR
209 retail manager openings are live in the Portland, OR area from 49 employers, led by Spencer Gifts - Spirit Halloween, oreillyauto, and GameStop. The middle half of posted salaries runs $40,560–$55,375 a year (median $43,815), from the 68% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 209
- Live retail manager openings currently tracked in the Portland market.
Companies hiring
- 49
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $43,815
- 68% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 36%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
209
Hiring employers
49
Salary coverage
68%
Median experience
3.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
151
26 companies · $42,224 median
Established employers
37
12 companies · $60,000 median
Top of market
15
5 companies · $68,000 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$40,560
P50
$43,815
P75
$55,375
P90
$70,740
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live retail manager listings in Portland
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare retail manager opportunities in Portland, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 209 live roles tracked in this market.
- 49 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Retail Manager in Portland
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
209 retail manager openings across 49 employers establish the current Portland opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Spencer Gifts - Spirit Halloween is one of the most active visible employers, with 66 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Portland market view into active employers and representative retail manager openings
Employer activity · 49 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 209 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
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- Assistant Store Manager · oreillyauto
- Assistant Store Manager · oreillyauto
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- Assistant Store Manager · oreillyauto
- Assistant Store Manager · oreillyauto
- Assistant Store Manager · oreillyauto
- Assistant Store Manager · oreillyauto
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Retail Manager jobs in Portland: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many retail manager jobs are open in Portland?
Metaintro tracks 209 live retail manager openings from 49 employers in the Portland, OR area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do retail manager jobs in Portland pay?
The median posted salary is $43,815 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $40,560 to $55,375. Based on the 68% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for retail manager jobs in Portland?
Spencer Gifts - Spirit Halloween, oreillyauto, GameStop, and Walgreens have the most open retail manager roles here right now, out of 49 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Portland market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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