Updated 2026-10-02 · 29 of 168 Oregon agencies publish starting pay

Highest paying police departments in Oregon

Police officer salary in Oregon by department, ranked by the starting pay each one states in a current posting. Median starting pay is $76,461, about $36.76/hr or $6,372/mo, above the national median of $70,081. 29 of these departments are hiring right now.

Median starting pay

$76,461

▲ 9% vs national $70,081

Highest starting pay

$90,757

Bend PD

Lowest on file

$58,150

Malheur County Sheriff

Median top-step pay

$99,445

29 departments publish a top step

Every Oregon department by starting pay

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Starting pay is the lowest advertised full-time figure for a sworn officer in each department's current posting, annualized. Top pay and lateral start appear where the posting states them. Click a department for the quoted source line and verification date.
Department	Area	Starting pay	Top pay	Lateral start	Status
1. Bend PD	Bend Area	$90,757	$120,822	—	Hiring · 1
2. Tigard PD	Portland Area	$86,590	$107,894	—	Hiring · 2
3. Hillsboro PD	Portland Area	$86,508	$108,948	—	Hiring · 2
4. Gresham PD	Portland Area	$84,968	$108,486	—	Hiring · 3
5. Portland PD	Portland Area	$84,000	$120,000	—	Hiring · 1
6. Corvallis PD	Corvallis Area	$82,742	$105,602	—	Hiring · 1
7. Beaverton PD	Portland Area	$82,243	$110,198	—	Hiring · 1
8. Oregon City PD	Portland Area	$81,564	$99,252	—	Hiring · 2
9. Prineville PD	Bend Area	$81,182	$95,098	—	Hiring · 2
10. Eugene PD	Eugene Area	$80,850	$103,064	$98,155	Hiring · 2
11. Forest Grove PD	Portland Area	$80,820	$104,676	—	Hiring · 1
12. Milwaukie PD	Portland Area	$79,893	$101,962	—	Hiring · 1
13. Redmond PD	Bend Area	$79,056	$111,252	—	Hiring · 1
14. Albany PD	Corvallis Area	$76,612	$98,394	—	Hiring · 2
15. West Linn PD	Portland Area	$76,461	$99,445	—	Hiring · 2
16. McMinnville PD	Portland Area	$75,144	$105,744	—	Hiring · 2
17. Linn County Sheriff	Albany Area	$73,824	$92,964	—	Hiring · 4
18. Grants Pass PD	Grants Pass Area	$73,784	$100,075	—	Hiring · 1
19. Lincoln City PD	Newport Area	$72,384	$100,901	$75,275	Hiring · 2
20. Newport PD	Newport Area	$71,904	$94,404	—	Hiring · 1
21. Lincoln County Sheriff	Newport Area	$70,824	$95,160	—	Hiring · 3
22. Douglas County Sheriff	Roseburg Area	$68,619	$87,651	—	Hiring · 4
23. Polk County Sheriff	Salem Area	$67,080	$89,928	—	Hiring · 1
24. Umatilla PD	Hermiston Area	$66,828	$94,068	—	Hiring · 1
25. Philomath PD	Corvallis Area	$66,810	$96,720	—	Hiring · 1
26. Clatsop County Sheriff	Astoria Area	$66,497	$89,966	—	Hiring · 2
27. Marion County Sheriff	Salem Area	$65,312	$96,013	$71,718	Hiring · 1
28. Josephine County Sheriff	Grants Pass Area	$64,882	$83,606	—	Hiring · 3
29. Malheur County Sheriff	Ontario Area	$58,150	$58,150	—	Hiring · 1

Starting pay by area in Oregon

Area	Median starting pay	Departments with pay	Open jobs
Portland Area	$81,904	10	17
Bend Area	$81,182	3	4
Corvallis Area	$76,612	3	5

Hiring bonuses in Oregon

All Oregon bonuses

Lincoln City PDLaterals · $12,500 paid at hire date, $12,500 paid upon completion of Field Training (FTEP)$25,000
Bend PDLaterals · $5,000.00 to be paid in lump sum during normal payroll cycle; $5,000.00 upon successful completion of probationary period, to be paid in a lump sum during the normal payroll cycle$10,000
Beaverton PDLaterals$7,500
McMinnville PDLaterals · paid in three installments: $2,000 upon completion of field training, $2,000 after 12 months of service, and $2,000 after 30 months of satisfactory service$6,000
Newport PDNew officers$5,000

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