Counties in Oregon by wages and salaries paid

Multnomah County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 36 counties in 2014, at $25.93 billion. Wheeler County had the lowest, at $9.72 million. The median was $544.91 million and the figure for Oregon was $85.06 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest25,932.9Multnomah County
Median544.936 counties
Oregon85,061.1History

Map of counties, 2014

Baker County: 185.5 USD millionBenton County: 1,758.7 USD millionClackamas County: 7,308.3 USD millionClatsop County: 650.7 USD millionColumbia County: 393.9 USD millionCoos County: 836.9 USD millionCrook County: 259.1 USD millionCurry County: 222.6 USD millionDeschutes County: 2,892.4 USD millionDouglas County: 1,401.5 USD millionGilliam County: 34 USD millionGrant County: 90.8 USD millionHarney County: 85.6 USD millionHood River County: 448 USD millionJackson County: 3,272.9 USD millionJefferson County: 239.9 USD millionJosephine County: 860.8 USD millionKlamath County: 850.3 USD millionLake County: 95.1 USD millionLane County: 6,079.3 USD millionLincoln County: 641.8 USD millionLinn County: 1,731.8 USD millionMalheur County: 442.4 USD millionMarion County: 5,972.1 USD millionMorrow County: 263.2 USD millionMultnomah County: 25,932.9 USD millionPolk County: 657.2 USD millionSherman County: 38.5 USD millionTillamook County: 320.9 USD millionUmatilla County: 1,186.4 USD millionUnion County: 380.7 USD millionWallowa County: 81 USD millionWasco County: 425.6 USD millionWashington County: 17,648.1 USD millionWheeler County: 9.7 USD millionYamhill County: 1,362.4 USD million
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USD million, 2014. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Multnomah County: 25,932.9 USD millionMultnomah County25,932.9Washington County: 17,648.1 USD millionWashington County17,648.1Clackamas County: 7,308.3 USD millionClackamas County7,308.3Lane County: 6,079.3 USD millionLane County6,079.3Marion County: 5,972.1 USD millionMarion County5,972.1Jackson County: 3,272.9 USD millionJackson County3,272.9Deschutes County: 2,892.4 USD millionDeschutes County2,892.4Benton County: 1,758.7 USD millionBenton County1,758.7Linn County: 1,731.8 USD millionLinn County1,731.8Douglas County: 1,401.5 USD millionDouglas County1,401.5Yamhill County: 1,362.4 USD millionYamhill County1,362.4Umatilla County: 1,186.4 USD millionUmatilla County1,186.4Josephine County: 860.8 USD millionJosephine County860.8Klamath County: 850.3 USD millionKlamath County850.3Coos County: 836.9 USD millionCoos County836.9Polk County: 657.2 USD millionPolk County657.2Clatsop County: 650.7 USD millionClatsop County650.7Lincoln County: 641.8 USD millionLincoln County641.8Hood River County: 448 USD millionHood River County448Malheur County: 442.4 USD millionMalheur County442.4Wasco County: 425.6 USD millionWasco County425.6Columbia County: 393.9 USD millionColumbia County393.9Union County: 380.7 USD millionUnion County380.7Tillamook County: 320.9 USD millionTillamook County320.9Morrow County: 263.2 USD millionMorrow County263.2Crook County: 259.1 USD millionCrook County259.1Jefferson County: 239.9 USD millionJefferson County239.9Curry County: 222.6 USD millionCurry County222.6Baker County: 185.5 USD millionBaker County185.5Lake County: 95.1 USD millionLake County95.1Grant County: 90.8 USD millionGrant County90.8Harney County: 85.6 USD millionHarney County85.6Wallowa County: 81 USD millionWallowa County81Sherman County: 38.5 USD millionSherman County38.5Gilliam County: 34 USD millionGilliam County34Wheeler County: 9.7 USD millionWheeler County9.7Multnomah County: 25,932.9 USD millionMultnomah County25,932.9Washington County: 17,648.1 USD millionWashington County17,648.1Clackamas County: 7,308.3 USD millionClackamas County7,308.3Lane County: 6,079.3 USD millionLane County6,079.3Marion County: 5,972.1 USD millionMarion County5,972.1Jackson County: 3,272.9 USD millionJackson County3,272.9Deschutes County: 2,892.4 USD millionDeschutes County2,892.4Benton County: 1,758.7 USD millionBenton County1,758.7Linn County: 1,731.8 USD millionLinn County1,731.8Douglas County: 1,401.5 USD millionDouglas County1,401.5Yamhill County: 1,362.4 USD millionYamhill County1,362.4Umatilla County: 1,186.4 USD millionUmatilla County1,186.4Josephine County: 860.8 USD millionJosephine County860.8Klamath County: 850.3 USD millionKlamath County850.3Coos County: 836.9 USD millionCoos County836.9Polk County: 657.2 USD millionPolk County657.2Clatsop County: 650.7 USD millionClatsop County650.7Lincoln County: 641.8 USD millionLincoln County641.8Hood River County: 448 USD millionHood River County448Malheur County: 442.4 USD millionMalheur County442.4Wasco County: 425.6 USD millionWasco County425.6Columbia County: 393.9 USD millionColumbia County393.9Union County: 380.7 USD millionUnion County380.7Tillamook County: 320.9 USD millionTillamook County320.9Morrow County: 263.2 USD millionMorrow County263.2Crook County: 259.1 USD millionCrook County259.1Jefferson County: 239.9 USD millionJefferson County239.9Curry County: 222.6 USD millionCurry County222.6Baker County: 185.5 USD millionBaker County185.5Lake County: 95.1 USD millionLake County95.1Grant County: 90.8 USD millionGrant County90.8Harney County: 85.6 USD millionHarney County85.6Wallowa County: 81 USD millionWallowa County81Sherman County: 38.5 USD millionSherman County38.5Gilliam County: 34 USD millionGilliam County34Wheeler County: 9.7 USD millionWheeler County9.7
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Multnomah County25,932.9+5.5%
2Washington County17,648.1+8.6%
3Clackamas County7,308.3+4.5%
4Lane County6,079.3+5.2%
5Marion County5,972.1+6.8%
6Jackson County3,272.9+5.7%
7Deschutes County2,892.4+11.3%
8Benton County1,758.7+3.9%
9Linn County1,731.8+5.4%
10Douglas County1,401.5+5.3%
11Yamhill County1,362.4+6.2%
12Umatilla County1,186.4+2.5%
13Josephine County860.8+7.5%
14Klamath County850.3+3.3%
15Coos County836.9+4.8%
16Polk County657.2+7.3%
17Clatsop County650.7+2.4%
18Lincoln County641.8+3.9%
19Hood River County448+4.2%
20Malheur County442.4+0.8%
21Wasco County425.6+3.7%
22Columbia County393.9+5%
23Union County380.7+4.9%
24Tillamook County320.9+6.3%
25Morrow County263.2+13.8%
26Crook County259.1-4.4%
27Jefferson County239.9+4.9%
28Curry County222.6+1.5%
29Baker County185.5+3.3%
30Lake County95.1+6.2%
31Grant County90.8+7.5%
32Harney County85.6+3.9%
33Wallowa County81+5.1%
34Sherman County38.5+19%
35Gilliam County34+1.5%
36Wheeler County9.7+1.2%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Oregon by wages and salaries paid, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Oregon by wages and salaries paid, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/oregon-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Multnomah County, with $25.93 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Wheeler County, with $9.72 million in 2014.

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