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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Oregon's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Statesmen Journal has a database of state employee salary information available here.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $93,600 Ted Kulongoski
Secretary of State $72,000 Kate Brown
Attorney General $77,200 John Kroger
Treasurer $72,000 Ben Westlund


The salary of Oregon's governor ranks 47th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Oregon Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $128,556 Paul De Muniz
Associate Justice $125,688 Thomas Balmer
Associate Justice $125,688 Robert Durham
Associate Justice $125,688 Michael Gillette
Associate Justice $125,688 Rives Kistler
Associate Justice $125,688 Martha Lee Walters
Associate Justice $125,688 Virginia Linder


The salary of Oregon's chief justice ranks 42nd among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Oregon's associate justices ranks 43rd among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"