Oregon state government salary
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$28.3 billion (2014 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation, salaries and benefits that Oregon's public employees receive from state and local government.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[1] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $43,440/year | $178/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek |
$98,600 |
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Attorney General of Oregon Dan Rayfield |
$82,220 |
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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read |
$77,000 |
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Oregon Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner Hayward |
$77,000 |
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Oregon Commissioner of Insurance TK Keen |
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Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries Christina Stephenson |
$77,000 |
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Chief of Staff to the Governor of Oregon Chris Warner |
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Oregon Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Charlene Williams |
$163,932 |
As of 2008, the salary of Oregon's governor ranked 47th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors was $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors was $129,962.[2]
Judicial salaries
| Associate Justices |
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$$220,596[3] |
As of 2010, the salary of Oregon's chief justice ranked 42nd among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices was $155,230. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices was $151,284.[4]
As of 2010, the salaries of Oregon's associate justices ranked 43rd among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices was $151,142. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices was $145,984.[4]
State profile
| Demographic data for Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,024,634 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 95,988 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 85.1% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 4.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $51,243 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oregon. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon
Oregon voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in Oregon, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Oregon had two Retained Pivot Counties, 1.10 of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Oregon coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Oregon
- United States congressional delegations from Oregon
- Public policy in Oregon
- Endorsers in Oregon
- Oregon fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- Oregon State Jobs
- GovDocs Oregon Employee Salary Information
- State Budget Solutions, Oregon
- Searchable databases of lobbying expenditures of organizations and individuals
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008” (dead link)
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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